Edited by Laura Bastide and Florina Jacob Argo floats are an network of in-situ* drifting devices in the ocean, providing reliable and standardised data…
28 February 2024
The staggering biodiversity encountered in tropical coral reefs primarily results from the mutualistic symbiosis corals developed with endosymbiotic algae* from the family Symbiodinaceae. Thanks to…
20 January 2023
Every year, the United Nations holds a two-week conference (COP, as Conference of the Parties) aimed specifically at taking stock of global progress made towards…
14 December 2022
Written by: Richard Singhroy Acknowledgements to Dr. Emma Camp While reefs are adaptable ecosystems, they are struggling to adapt to the quick changes brought…
29 November 2022
Written by: Richard Singhroy Acknowledgement to Dr. Emma Camp From the deep sea to the arctic frontier and tropical coastlines, corals have formed the…
22 September 2022
Written by Jeanne Kault, Florina Jacob and Olivier Detournay. Acknowledgments to Eric Röttinger. Coral reefs cover an area of 284,300 km2 (Spalding et al.,…
21 February 2022
Scleractinian corals and reef formation Coral reefs’ structures are built thanks to the skeleton of Scleractinian corals. These corals begin their life cycle as motile…
3 February 2021
A study conducted by Professor Terry Hughes on 1036 reefs in March 2020 brings sad news. Indeed, massive bleaching is once again hitting Australia’s Great…
29 May 2020
Symbiosis and coral bleaching description A symbiosis (a beneficial association between two organisms) often exists between corals and dinoflagellate microalgae (symbionts). This symbiosis is known…
30 April 2020
Symbiosis is a fascinating biological principle, showing the interdependence of living beings between them. In the face of climate change, these relationships are being altered…
2 March 2020
Coral bleaching The sea surface temperature has increased by 0.1 ° C per decade over the last century (Levitus et al., 2005, IPCC 2013). The…
3 December 2019
Rising ocean temperatures Oceans take up 71% of the surface of the Earth. They are essential to climate regulation because of their exchange with the…
3 October 2019
