Coral reefs are important ecological habitats because they provide food and shelter to ... Scientists hold different viewpoints as to the causes of water quality degradation, which is most likely to ...

Coral reefs are marine structures created by calcifying coral animals and their algal symbionts. Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas ...

The Tropical Eastern Pacific is one of the few places in the world where scientists have the opportunity to study coral responses to these dramatic swings in environmental ... These emerging ...

The corals from the damaged reef were then attached to these tiles. The results demonstrated notable improvements in coral health, including increased photosynthetic efficiency, higher populations ...

Most corals are colonial animals - superorganisms comprising lots of smaller organisms - made up of multitudes sea anemone-like coral polyps. In the reef-building "hard corals", the polyps sit in ...

Coral reefs are pivotal for the sustenance of life but an NGO's well-meaning effort to create an artificial reef in the late ...

A scuticociliate parasite is causing mass die-offs of sea urchins across the Caribbean, Red Sea and Indian Ocean, leading to ...

High temperatures of ocean waters due to climate change have caused widespread bleaching and death of coral due to the expulsion of symbiotic algae which provide the corals with food. Such is the case ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The coral reefs along Kenya’s coast, once vibrant ecosystems teeming with life, are now ...