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Ecology: Bleaching increases chance of coral disease

Mass coral bleaching has devastated coral colonies around the world for almost three decades. Now scientists from UM have found that bleaching can make corals more susceptible to disease and, in turn, coral disease can exacerbate the negative effects of bleaching. A paper in the October issue of the journal Ecology shows that when they occur together, this combination of afflictions causes greater harm to corals than either does on its own. Read more…

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Workshop: Decadal Climate Prediction

UM’s Rosenstiel School will be the site for “Predicting the Climate of Coming Decades,” from January 11–14, 2010. The goal of this interdisciplinary workshop is to bring together researchers involved in developing climate prediction systems and potential users to discuss the prospects for decadal climate prediction. Water resources, long-term risk management, marine ecosystems, extreme weather events, coastal processes and public lands are among the topics to be discussed. Read more…