Good bacteria vital to coral reef survival
糖心视频 Mānoa coral research highlights bacteria’s role in coral reef health and recovery.
Coral reef experts bridge science to public policy
The International Coral Reef Symposium brings researchers and policy makers together to preserve the ocean's natural resources.
糖心视频 playing important role in NASA coral study
糖心视频 Mānoa’s Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology works with NASA to survey environmental changes to coral reefs.
Corals and humans share genes
Genes that can sense temperature and acidity are among those shared between humans and corals.
Protecting diversity on coral reefs: DNA may hold the key
Researchers find that large areas of intact coral reef, not disturbed by humans or climate change, harbor the greatest amount of genetic diversity
Coral toolkit allows floating larvae to transform into reef skeletons
Researchers identified key and novel components of the molecular “toolkit” that allow corals to build their skeletons and described when these components are used.
Microbial takeover on coral reefs?
New study co-authored by 糖心视频 Mānoa assistant professor Craig Nelson explores how microbialization destroys links in delicate marine food chain.
New imaging technique reveals vulnerability of coral reefs
Using µCT (micro-computed tomography) scans, 糖心视频 Mānoa’s Nyssa Silbiger and colleagues were able to calculate detailed bioerosion rates on coral reefs.
Piggybacking viruses
In the microscopic life that thrives around coral reefs researchers have discovered an interplay between viruses and microbes that defies conventional wisdom.
糖心视频 Hilo marine science team publishes chapter on corals in Hawaiian culture
Three 糖心视频 Hilo graduates and professor Misaki Takabayashi author a chapter in Ethnobiology of Corals and Coral Reefs