A new study co-led by the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR) at UC Santa Cruz shows coral reef restoration in Florida and Puerto Rico could save thousands of lives and prevent hundreds of ...
The waters around two remote atolls in the central Pacific Ocean—spanning 18,500 square miles—are now protected from fishing ...
Coral reef research has focused on the twin evils birthed by record-high greenhouse gas emissions: warming oceans and ...
New research has revealed that a free-living coral species, Cycloseris cyclolites, propels itself across the reef using ...
When it comes time to migrate, Queensland University of Technology research has found how a free-living coral ignores the ...
Researchers are urging policymakers to take action in light of 'catastrophic' damage to the world's largest coral reef system ...
With too few tritons on the reef, crown-of-thorns starfish populations can explode, jeopardizing the living coral that makes up reefs. Covered with long, venomous spikes, the crown-of-thorns ...
A free-living coral species defies traditional coral behavior by actively migrating toward light using a strategy reminiscent ...
New research reveals how resident algae altered the genome of these fabled sea creatures, allowing them to access more ...
19, 2024 — A new study examines the correlation between fish yield and live coral habitats. Researchers analyzed the yields of nine fisheries dependent on Australia's Great Barrier Reef from ...
The world’s coral reefs are in the midst of an ecological crisis. These vital ecosystems, home to a quarter of all marine ...