The Global Coral Bleaching Event: Causes, Consequences and What You Can Do

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Houston Museum of Natural Science

The Global Coral Bleaching Event: Causes, Consequences and What You Can Do

Tuesday, Jun. 7, 2016

06:30 PM
US/Central

Massive die-offs are occurring on reefs around the world due to the ongoing global coral bleaching event. Join marine biologist Dr. Adrienne Correa to learn the science behind bleaching, how scientists are tracking and studying the event, and the role you can play in the future of coral reefs.

About the Lecture

As a coral reef ecologist Adrienne Correa, Ph.D. works at scales that range from individual microbial strains and meta-organisms to entire ecosystems researching the diversity, stability and function of symbioses. Correa's recent research targets novel viruses associated with stressed corals-and has documented viral outbreaks in conjunction with bleaching. She is a faculty member in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Program of BioSciences at Rice University.

This lecture is in conjunction with World Oceans Day, celebrated at the Houston Museum of Natural Science with Rice University and several marine ecology research organizations on Saturday, June 4, 10 am - 2 pm.

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