Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, but have some amazing superpowers. The next 10 years are a critical window for action to save our reefs.

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, a ...

“Reefs are not just piles of skeletons or shells,” said Juan Esquivel-Muelbert, the study’s lead author from Macquarie ...

Gnathiid isopods are small, obligate ectoparasites whose larval stages feed on the blood of coral reef fishes, thereby influencing host physiology, behaviour and community dynamics. Their feeding ...

The food chains on modern Caribbean coral reefs may have shortened by up to 70% compared with those on their prehistoric counterparts, according to research published in Nature. The findings suggest ...

Proposed Endangered Species Act rollbacks and military expansions are leaving the Pacific’s most diverse coral reefs legally defenseless.

Human activity has lessened the resilience of modern coral reefs by restricting the food-fueled energy flow that moves through the food chains of these critical ecosystems, reports an international ...

Fossil fish ear stones reveal that today’s coral reefs have shorter food chains and less diversity than ancient reefs before human impact.

In ordinary circumstances coral reefs are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, built slowly by animals that appear ...

The artist team of Nansi Bielanski Gallup and David Gallup will share their undersea adventures, and the importance of ecosystems supported by coral reefs during an exhibit of their artwork — called A ...

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