Explore coral reef biology and ecosystems, including symbiosis, bleaching, ocean warming and the science of reef conservation.
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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 waters. The reef structure creates many habitats, but no single.
According to Kien Giang Provincial Association for Environmental Protection of Nature and Environment, in the program of monitoring natural resources…
Coral reefs matter because their physical structure and biological productivity support diverse marine communities and provide services to people. Th…
Coral bleaching happens when stressed corals lose or expel much of the symbiotic algae living in their tissues. Because those algae provide color and…
Coral reefs are biological structures built mainly by colonies of tiny coral animals that secrete calcium carbonate skeletons. Over many generations,…
What no one wants to happen to the Great Barrier Reef is now true when scientists have recently released the announcement, the world's largest coral…
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For the first time in history, coral in the Gulf of Aqaba lost its natural color due to record high sea temperatures this past summer.
Rising ocean temperatures are fueling mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world, putting many species at risk of extinction.
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.
Australian researchers have confirmed that wind patterns played a major role in causing severe coral bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
At the present time, the bottom water temperature of Con Dao waters is 32 degrees Celsius; If the sea water temperature at coral reefs does not decrease, the coral's abi…
Coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching due to the climate crisis causing ocean temperatures to rise, two scientific agencies announced on April 15.
In laboratories across Florida (USA), biologists are regenerating coral reefs to prevent population decline due to disease.
Scientists listened to an underwater sound recording off the islands of central Indonesia, hearing what sounded like the bonfire of a coral reef teeming with life.
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According to a reporter in Australia, the Queensland state government has announced a new plan to protect the world's largest coral reef Great Barrier Reef.
If CO2 momentum is released into the atmosphere as it is today, Earth's coral reefs will in turn disappear due to ocean acidification.
Recent statistics have shown that nearly 70% of shallow coral species at the northern point of the Great Barrier Reef are bleached.
Besides the mission to explore space, scientists from the US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) are working on a project to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography has just been Khanh Hoa province
Australian Environment Minister Tony Burke said the government has implemented a monitoring system, which encourages volunteers to participate in the conservation of the…
Australian scientists have discovered that undersea heat waves affect coral reefs more than humans have ever known.
According to a reporter in Buenos Aires, scientists from the environmental organization Greenpeace on April 24 published the results of the study on the discovery of a g…
There have been 30.4% of Indonesia's coral reefs destroyed, a major impact on the environment and public welfare.
According to a reporter in Sydney, the Australian Government has confirmed that the country has made significant progress in protecting the world's largest coral reef Gr…
The world's coral reefs are at risk of disappearing by 2050 due to the effects of climate change as well as indiscriminate fishing practices.
In a recent study, scientists said a lot of new knowledge about coral biology has been discovered in the past few years, helping explain why coral reefs around the world…