Etiquetas: corales

A new model predicts dynamic seawater chemistry on Florida’s coral reefs 

Water masses move over reefs, seagrass beds, and sandbanks – and as they do, the seawater chemistry changes.  In the Florida Keys, changes in coral reef carbonate chemistry are driven by benthic metabolism, the origin of the water mass, and the connectivity of habitats. A new study from NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) […]

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Dive into urban corals with AOML’s newest VR experience

For the past three years, scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Science have been uncovering the secrets behind the extraordinary resilience of corals in PortMiami. Now, you can dive into their groundbreaking research like never before with a new virtual reality experience, Unlocking the […]

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New study demonstrates the impacts of multiple stressors on reef-building corals

In a new study, scientists at AOML and the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (CIMAS) demonstrated how some genotypes of the reef-building coral Acropora cervicornis (Staghorn Coral), listed on the Endangered Species Act, proved resilient when exposed to high nutrient levels or disease, but not when the two stressors were […]

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Scientists at AOML monitor the impacts of ocean acidification on reefs with new series of buoys 

Diver’s drop over the gunnel. Tanks, weights, divers, and a mesh bag full of tools all descend in emerald waters beneath grey skies. Off the vessel’s bow, a yellow beacon blinks with a red flashing light and a thin data cable stretching to the seafloor, all connected to a suite of sensors twenty feet below […]

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Coral Restoration: Using ‘Omics to Strategize and Manage Restoration Efforts

A new study by scientists at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (CIMAS) provides new insights for effective restoration of the crucial reef-building coral species Acropora palmata, or Elkhorn coral.  Applying ‘Omics techniques to investigate how habitat and coral microbiomes influence ongoing restoration efforts, this […]

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AOML Take Action Photography Competition

Whether flying through hurricanes, diving in urban ports to study coral spawning, or sampling deep ocean currents on oceanographic cruises, summer at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) is filled with scientific activity. To highlight the broad and impactful research conducted at the lab and the passionate scientists driving that work, AOML launched its […]

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BEAMS of Cheeca: shedding light on the resilience of a Florida Keys inshore patch reef

The waves lap at the bow of the RV Cable while glimmers of Cheeca Rocks, a bustling inshore patch reef, ebb and flow into focus below the surface. For eleven consecutive weeks, the Coral Program  at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) laid anchor at this long-term monitoring site to deploy and maintain Benthic […]

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Join a research mission from home: Unveiling AOML’s virtual reality experience

VR technology represents a new frontier in science communication, and NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) is using it to invite everyone on a research mission alongside their scientists. This virtual reality research experience is a project for Masters student Devon Ledbetter, who works as a science communication intern at AOML. Devon’s project aims […]

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Investigación de los efectos del cambio climático en los corales constructores de arrecifes mediante brazos robóticos 

Las luces azules llenan la sala. El tenue olor a sal emana por todo el espacio mientras cables y tubos suspendidos de forma intrincada sobre brazos robóticos se mueven por raíles hechos a medida sobre cuatro filas de tanques llenos de agua de mar y fragmentos de corales en peligro crítico. En el Laboratorio Experimental de Arrecifes, científicos del Laboratorio Oceanográfico y Meteorológico del Atlántico (AOML) de la NOAA y del Instituto Cooperativo de Estudios Marinos y Atmosféricos (CIMAS) investigan cómo afectan los efectos del cambio climático a las especies de coral que son fundamentales para la formación de arrecifes, utilizando un conjunto de brazos robóticos de código abierto diseñados y construidos en el AOML.

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Científicos de la NOAA regresan a Cheeca Rocks y descubren que el arrecife está completamente blanqueado 

La creciente preocupación por el blanqueamiento de los corales debido a la actual ola de calor marino en el sur de Florida, el Golfo de México y el Gran Caribe llevó a los científicos del Laboratorio Oceanográfico y Meteorológico del Atlántico (AOML) de la NOAA a regresar a Cheeca Rocks los días 31 de julio y 1 de agosto de 2023.

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