Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria ...
With too few tritons on the reef, crown-of-thorns starfish populations can explode, jeopardizing the living coral that makes up reefs. Covered with long, venomous spikes, the crown-of-thorns ...
In time, it helps to create one of nature’s most spectacular ecosystems: a coral reef. Orange, blue, and sparkling-silver fish dart around a seascape of vibrant greens, yellows, pinks ...
Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of our ocean, but they are home to 25% of its wildlife and provide livelihoods, food security and protection from tropical storms for an estimated 850 million people ...
In Puerto Rico and elsewhere, researchers are attempting to restore coral reefs and make corals more resilient to ocean heat ...
After a brutally hot summer in 2023 that caused widespread bleaching and coral death, summer 2024 was more favorable for the ...
"Despite the great value of this area, it is in danger." Years-long restoration project sees success as hundreds of ...
An underwater investigation of coral bleaching in the South Pacific By Justin Worland | Photographs by XL Catlin Seaview Survey Richard Vevers has traveled the globe to photograph coral reefs ...
In the coastal seas episode, we see the devastating scenes of coral bleaching – how whole reef ecosystems which once teamed with life, are now dead, white and derelict. But what exactly is coral ...
Sep. 9, 2024 — A new theory explains how juvenile crown-of-thorns sea stars (commonly known as starfish) can destabilize coral reefs. The 'degraded reef framework' explains how the loss of live ...
Coral reefs globally are facing unprecedented pressures and are particularly sensitive to climate change and extremes in temperature. Most hard corals grow thanks to a symbiotic relationship between ...
spiky custodians gobble up the algae that smother coral reefs Lisa S. Gardiner, Hakai As rice coral spreads it reduces biodiversity ...