Coral reefs ... and non-reef building corals (e.g., fire corals, soft corals, gorgonians). In addition to corals, encrusting bryozoans, sponges, and calcareous red algae act as biological-cement ...
Coral reefs support fisheries, protect coastal communities, and sustain tourism worldwide. However, rising ocean temperatures ...
Without swift and substantial cuts to global greenhouse gas emissions, coral adaptation to rising ocean temperatures and ...
Mesophotic coral ecosystems have some of the highest diversity of stony corals (Scleractinia) in the world, making them ...
Study offers a sustainable method of coral restoration and an invaluable tool to help address the ongoing global coral crisis ...
Coral bleaching is a global epidemic that reduces vibrant and thriving reefs to rubble ... and have been found in places like the Red Sea and off the urban shorelines of Miami.
The brightly coloured coral reefs of the Red Sea are an underwater paradise ... habitat will be increasingly choked up by fast-growing green algae. The effects on tourism could be devastating.
The results of the latest Red List are the latest reminder of the dangers that reef-building corals face ... the researchers found that the fall in Atlantic coral cover appears to be getting smaller.