Sentences with phrase «survive rising ocean temperatures»

According to a new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, corals may actually survive rising ocean temperatures in «tough love»...

Using genetic samples and computer simulations, evolutionary biologists have made a glass - half - full forecast: Corals in the Great Barrier Reef have enough genetic variation to adapt to and survive rising ocean temperatures...

Not exact matches

As ocean temperatures rise and oceanic diseases proliferate, species like sea stars struggle to survive, and scientists are looking for underlying causes.

That knowledge could be crucial to ensure reefs continue to survive as oceans temperatures continue their inexorable rise and water becomes more acidic due to climate change.

This «thriller» documentary explains why coral can not survive as ocean temperatures rise, and why this is so devastating for humans.

But a new study published in the journal Science Advances has concluded that another impact of global climate change might help coral reefs survive increasing sea temperatures: «even a modest sea level rise can substantially reduce temperature extremes within tide - dominated reefs, thereby partially offsetting the local effects of future ocean warming,» the authors of the study write.

Whether they could survive both a sustained rise in temperatures and the increasing acidification of the oceans that goes with higher carbon dioxide levels is another matter.