[Coral-List] couple of articles in the news
Douglas Fenner
douglasfennertassi at gmail.com
Mon Aug 3 22:39:15 EDT 2015
Of possible interest:
Nemo may prosper in a warmer ocean, study suggests.
http://news.sciencemag.org/sifter/2015/08/nemo-may-prosper-in-a-warmer-ocean-study-suggests
Development in a warm future ocean may enhance performance in some
species. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 472: 119-125.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022098115001926
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Fish mucus and shrimp shells make an all-natural sunscreen.
http://news.sciencemag.org/sifter/2015/08/fish-mucus-and-shrimp-shells-make-an-all-natural-sunscreen
(I note that corals also have mycosporine-like amino acids, thought to
screen high levels of ultraviolet radiation in shallow tropical waters.)
Exploiting mycosporines as natural molecular sunscreens for the fabrication
of uv-absorbing green materials.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26168193
I'm just alerting readers to these, not endorsing anything.
Cheers, Doug
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Douglas Fenner
Contractor with Ocean Associates, Inc.
PO Box 7390
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 USA
phone 1 684 622-7084
Join the International Society for Reef Studies. Membership includes a
subscription to the journal Coral Reefs, there are discounts for pdf
subscriptions and developing countries. www.fit.edu/isrs/
"belief in climate change is optional, participation is not."
Yet another study finds that reducing carbon emissions saves Americans money
http://www.vox.com/2015/7/28/9053283/clean-energy-efficiency-money
The article has links to 10 other studies that came to the same conclusion.
The governor of Hawaii has signed legislation directing Hawaii's utilities
to generate 100% of their electricity from renewable sources by 2045. Much
of that may come from geothermal. Tuvalu is already 100% renewable (solar).
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