#ruth gates

[yourdailyqueer]

Ruth Gates (deceased)

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Lesbian

DOB: 28 March 1962

RIP: 25 October 2018

Ethnicity: White - Cypriot

Occupation: Marine biologist, researcher, public speaker

[celebratingamazingwomen]

Ruth Gates (1962-2018) was a biologist whose research was dedicated to reef coral systems. She was the Director of the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology.

She studied at Newcastle University, after which she was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles. She studied coral reefs and their ability to acclimatize under different conditions brought about by climate change. She was the first female president of the International Society for Reef Studies.

[environmentalwatch]

Super Corals: In Progress

Scientists on Hawaii’s Coconut Island are on a mission to cultivate super corals capable of withstanding the increasingly hot and acidic oceans associated with global warming. This innovative initiative arises as researchers worldwide express concerns about the deteriorating health of coral reefs, which not only serve as critical marine habitats but also act as protective barriers for coastlines…

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Coral Reef Scientist Ruth Gates Dies

Gates was director of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and a strong advocate for coral conservation.

I had to drive to San Diego Tuesday to measure some tuna, and on the way I heard a story about her passing on NPR. She was one of the first researchers to tie coral bleaching to climate change and was working on a somewhat controversial project to breed corals that are more resistant to warming waters. I have a feeling she’s going to be sorely missed in coming years.  Survived by her wife and a brother.

http://gatescorallab.com/

I can’t find the NPR program I heard, but here is an earlier program about with her talking about coral breeding. http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2016/06/13/coral-survive-climate-change

[roguesquid]

“Human-assisted evolution for corals is a radical departure from the conservation perspective traditionally applied in the field,” said Gates. “It’s often confused with GMO-type approaches in which foreign DNA is introduced, but in reality, we are proposing to accelerate naturally occurring evolutionary processes.”

Marine biologist Ruth Gates