just as are the shore reefs of the neighbouring atoll of Diego Garcia; but the lagoon contains many knolls abundantly covered with living coral, and there is reason to think that living coral also ...

Coral reefs can be separated into three distinct zones: the back reef, reef crest, and fore-reef (Figure 7). The back reef includes the shallow lagoon between the shore and coral reef. This ...

The coral reef systems of the Al Wajh lagoon on the Red Sea, the world's fourth largest barrier reef system, are estimated to host approximately 210 species of hard corals and 120 species of soft ...

Oren Levy from Bar-Ilan University, in collaboration with an international team of researchers, has uncovered a significant pause in coral reef growth in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba, northern Red Sea ...

“In Millennium lagoon the reefs are paved with clams ... were some of the highest ever reported from a coral reef. At several locations divers saw endangered Napoleon wrasses, one of the ...

NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam's Nha Trang obscure an open secret: The ...

An exclusive video recently obtained by the Global Times clearly shows extensive burn marks on a grounded Philippine military ...

As I descended toward the lagoon floor, I was hoping things weren't as bad as we'd been told. Settling down beside the reef, I saw dead coral everywhere. What had been flourishing, overlapping ...