Many of the world¡¯s coral reefs could begin to erode within 30 years as a result of increasing ocean acidity, according to a paper in Science co-authored by UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ Professor Eric DeCarlo and former graduate student Patrick Drupp.
The role of the commission, which includes UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹'s Rosie Alegado, Makena Coffman and Chip Fletcher, is to gather the latest science and information on climate change impacts to Â鶹´«Ã½.
Results published recently in PlosONE indicate that there is a relationship between two periods of high fish mortality at He?eia Fishpond and changes in the climate.
Chris Sabine's research emphasis is on the role of the ocean in the global carbon cycle.
Oceanographers Grieg Steward and Kyle Edwards received a National Science Foundation grant to probe how viruses impact microbes critical to our lives—from producing oxygen to growing food.
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ is on track to build a Hadal Water Column Profiler which will enable high quality physical, chemical and biological sampling of the water column from the deepest zone in the ocean—the hadal zone.
Potential game-changing research from three UH professors were highlighted at the UH Tech Showcase as part of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Innovation Initiative.
Rosie Lee, Colton Johnson and Keelee Martin spent a month as part of a NOAA research team studying the effects of climate change on reef and fish populations.
UH researchers discovered nutrient limitation is a central driver in the evolution of ocean microbe genomes.
With the goal of preserving Hawaiian fishponds, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ faculty and students and representatives from 18 traditional fishponds across Â鶹´«Ã½ gathered to share resources.