Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Have a Diet Trick to Enhance Their Growth
Crown-of-thorns starfish are renowned for eating coral and destroying coral reefs — but when juvenile crown-of-thorns first settle in reef environments they start out by…
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Soft Coral Garden Discovered in Greenland’s Deep Sea Using an Innovative Video Camera
A deep-sea soft coral garden habitat has been discovered in Greenlandic waters by scientists from UCL, ZSL and Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, using an…
Tropical and Temperate Reefs Affected Differently by Fishing Pressures
In a study published recently in Ecology and Evolution, an international team of researchers focused on what can happen to ocean ecosystems when fishing pressure increases…
Scientists Surprised by Growth Rates in World’s Deepest Photosynthetic Corals
New research published in the journal Coral Reefs revealed unexpectedly high growth rates for deep water photosynthetic corals. The study, led by Samuel Kahng, affiliate graduate faculty in the…
Islands Might Not Actually “Drown” As Sea Levels Rise – Here’s Why
Coral reef islands across the world could naturally adapt to survive the impact of rising sea levels, according to new research. The increased flooding caused…
Cyclones Can Damage Distant Coral Reefs 1000 Km Away – 10x Further Than Conventional Modeling
Research finds current models underestimate the impact of hurricanes and typhoons on coral reef communities. Big and strong cyclones can harm coral reefs as far…
How Climate Killed Corals, Devastating the Great Barrier Reef
Multiple factors joined forces to devastate the Great Barrier Reef in 2016. A squad of climate-related factors is responsible for the massive Australian coral bleaching…
Decades of Knowledge of Marine Protected Areas Ruined by Climate Change
Climate change and warming seas are transforming tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these delicate and vital ecosystems. Many…
3D-Printed Bionic Corals Enable Microscopic Algae to Photosynthesize More Efficiently
Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and the University of Cambridge have 3D-printed coral-inspired structures that are capable of growing dense populations…
Bionic 3D-Printed Corals Could Optimize Bioenergy and Help Coral Reefs
Researchers from Cambridge University and the University of California San Diego have 3D printed coral-inspired structures that are capable of growing dense populations of microscopic…
Worrying Indian Ocean Phenomenon Spells Climate Trouble for Australia
New international research has found a worrying change in the Indian Ocean’s surface temperatures that puts southeast Australia on course for increasingly hot and dry…
Stunning Deep-Sea Coral Gardens Discovered in the Submarine Canyons Off Australia
Bremer Canyon Marine Park is already known as a biodiversity hotspot for marine species such as whales and dolphins, however, a recent expedition focused on…
“Treasure Trove” of New Coral Species Discovered Along the Great Barrier Reef
Scientists discovered dozens of new coral species on a recent voyage along the length of the Great Barrier Reef. A team of scientists completed a…
Rare Species of Animals and Plants Organize in Ghettos to Survive
An international research team in which Spanish experts participate has shown that sparse species are associated spatially in 90% of the animal and plant communities…
When Reefs Die, Parrotfish Thrive, Paving the Way for Coral Regrowth
Researchers find familiar species pave the way for coral regrowth. In contrast to most other species, reef-dwelling parrotfish populations boom in the wake of severe…
New Hope for Coral Reef Restoration From Playing Sounds of Healthy Reefs on Loudspeakers
Young fish can be drawn to degraded coral reefs by loudspeakers playing the sounds of healthy reefs, according to new research published today (November 29,…
Growth Rates of Deep-Sea Coral Communities Revealed for the First Time
A collaboration between researchers at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), Hawai‘i Pacific University (HPU),…
New Deep-Water Coral Discovered in Part of Unexplored Marine Ecosystem
Pax, Latin for ‘peace’ made its way into the scientific name of a new coral discovered off Pacific Panama and described in the journal Bulletin…
