we lose thousands of species of fish and eventually commercial economies and food supply as well - because without the reefs you don't have the diversity of fishes.' The piece of coral going on ...

This field focuses on understanding the biological and ecological characteristics of coral reefs across the world. CMBC promotes interdisciplinary research and educational approaches to maintain the ...

Relatives of the sea anemone and every bit as splashy, corals display hues ranging from brilliant orange and deep salmon to pale pink and subtle violet. Often referred to as “rainforests of the sea,” ...

Relatives of the sea anemone and every bit as splashy, corals display hues ranging from brilliant orange and deep salmon to pale pink and subtle violet. Often referred to as “rainforests of the sea,” ...

We used larvae of the nudibranch Phestilla sibogae settling onto coral reefs as the system to address this question. Laser Doppler anemometry was utilized within a laboratory flume to measure water ...

the spectacular display of giant stingrays leaping into the air is a cinematic ocean mystery. The pristine waters and coral reefs at Heron Island, north-east of Gladstone, have become a utopia for ...

The research team meticulously tracked the health of 462 coral colonies at the University of Sydney's Great Barrier Reef research station at One Tree Island over a period of 161 days. The results ...

Reporting in Proceedings Biological Sciences, researchers found that a species of branching coral benefitted from a reef-dwelling crab, especially when the coral was heat-stressed and wounded.