Oceanography
How Does a Coral Reef Ecosystem Work?
A coral reef ecosystem is a network of corals, algae, fishes, invertebrates, microbes and physical processes that recycle energy and nutrients in nutrient-poor tropical…
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Oceanography
Why Are Coral Reefs Important?
Coral reefs matter because their physical structure and biological productivity support diverse marine communities and provide services to people. Their value is ecologi…
Oceanography
What Is Coral Bleaching?
Coral bleaching happens when stressed corals lose or expel much of the symbiotic algae living in their tissues. Because those algae provide color and a major share of th…
Oceanography
World's largest coral reef discovered near Solomon Islands
At 34m wide and 32m long, the newly discovered coral reef in the Pacific Ocean is three times larger than the previous record holder, Big Momma Reef in American Samoa.
Oceanography
What Are Coral Reefs and How Do They Form?
Coral reefs are biological structures built mainly by colonies of tiny coral animals that secrete calcium carbonate skeletons. Over many generations, those skeletons acc…
Oceanography
Extensive bleaching occurs on the Great Barrier Reef
Scientists confirmed the new bleaching episode after conducting an aerial survey of 300 'shallow' coral reefs as sea temperatures threaten the habitat of thousands of ma…
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The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef, is severely bleached
According to a new Australian Government monitoring report, a prolonged summer heatwave in Australia left 91% of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) damaged by bleaching.
Oceanography
Discovering a giant rose-shaped pristine coral reef
Scientists have discovered a rare, pristine coral reef shaped like a rose, and seemingly untouched by climate change or human activities.
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Octopus discovered 'speckled ice' under the coral reef, how will the intense war end?
An octopus has discovered a hunter lurking under the rocks of the reef.
Oceanography
Why do some reefs change colors when they are 'stressed'?
Instead of bleaching, some corals tend to change color as ocean temperatures fluctuate. This is a recent mystery that scientists have found out.
Oceanography
Break down the 'spooky tranquility', use sound to recover… the dead corals
Finding ways to help coral reefs in the world recover from the devastating effects of climate change has created some recent radical solutions.
Oceanography
The world's largest coral reef in breeding season
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the world's largest coral reef, has entered the breeding season in 2019.
Oceanography
New hope for corals to die from global warming
Dead corals have recovered, opening a glimmer of hope for marine species threatened by climate change in this world.
Oceanography
High water temperatures are one of the factors that damage coral reefs
Australian scientists have discovered that undersea heat waves affect coral reefs more than humans have ever known.
Oceanography
The world's smallest fish 'saves' coral reefs
The smallest vertebrate aquatic species - cryptobenthic fish - though less than 2cm long but plays the most important role in the coral region's ecosystem.