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Rick MacPherson is a marine ecologist, coral reef conservationist, and science writer working to preserve ocean biodiversity while helping to build greater understanding and appreciation of our oceans. He currently serves as Director of Conservation Programs for the Coral Reef Alliance, where he coordinates a global portfolio of projects and leads a team of talented conservation professionals in strengthening coral reef resilience through effective marine protected area management.
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- February 1, 2011
- 07:08 PM
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Red Means Go: Coral, Color, and Climate Change
by Rick MacPherson in Deep Sea News
Acropora millepora aquarium colony grown from fragment, www.reefclub.or.kr
One of the defining decision points of life: Settle-down and make a living close to the familiar particulars of your birthplace or venture out to get a fresh start and be exposed to additional opportunities and experiences that “somewhere else” could open up.
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C. D. Kenkel, M. R. Traylor, J. Wiedenmann, A. Salih, M. V. Matz. (2011) Fluorescence of coral larvae predicts their settlement response to crustose coralline algae and reflects stress. . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. info:/10.1098/rspb.2010.2344
- September 28, 2010
- 11:53 PM
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Not Good Enough: Copenhagen Accord May Doom Coral Reefs
by Rick MacPherson in Deep Sea News
The left image represents an intact system at current CO2 levels; the center image shows coral decay with increased CO2; and the right image shows a devastated system with even higher CO2 emissions. O. Hoegh-Guldberg, et al (2007) Coral reefs under rapid climate change and ocean acidification, Science, 318(5857), p. 1741
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Joeri Rogelj, Claudine Chen, Julia Nabel, Kirsten Macey, William Hare, MichielSchaeffer, Kathleen Markmann, Niklas Höhne, Katrine Krogh Andersen and Malte Meinshausen. (2010) Analysis of the Copenhagen Accord pledges and its global climatic impacts – a snapshot of dissonant ambitions. Environmental Research Letters, 5(4). info:/
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