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News Release 10-079
Killer Seaweed: Scientists Find First Proof that Chemicals from Seaweeds Damage Coral on Contact
Downward death spiral may hit coral reefs
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Scientist-sleuth Douglas Rasher checks for effects of seaweed on a coral culturing rack in Fiji.
Credit: Mark Hay/Douglas Rasher, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Chlorodesmis looks as innocuous as maiden's hair, its common name, but it's a coral-killer.
Credit: Australian Institute of Marine Science
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The green seaweed Chlorodesmis overgrows coral on a reef flat in Fiji.
Credit: Mark Hay/Douglas Rasher, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Chlorodesmis transplanted against a Porited coral in Fiji.
Credit: Douglas Rasher, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Effect on the coral of Chlorodesmis, after 20 days.
Credit: Douglas Rasher, Georgia Institute of Technology
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