Shorter food chains could mean reefs are less able to weather changes in food availability, threatening an already vulnerable ...
Human activity has lessened the resilience of modern coral reefs by restricting the food-fueled energy flow that moves ...
Coral reefs are often described in scientific terms: ecosystems rich in biodiversity, natural storm barriers, and sources of food and income. Yet for many scientists, the path into reef research did ...
South of Tampa Bay, in Florida, wedged between a quiet neighborhood and a mangrove forest, custom-designed aquariums are home to thousands of sea-urchin larvae that tumble and drift through the water.
FORT LAUDERDALE — South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the ...
Benefits to society from coral reefs, including fisheries, tourism, coastal protection, pharmaceutical discovery and more, are estimated at about $9.8 trillion per year. For the first time, an ...
Star wars” are erupting off Cairns with scientist racing to quell a growing outbreak of coral eating pests that could chew through hundreds of kilometres of reef.