The bleaching particularly affected Acropora coral, the main food source for the butterflyfish. A photo taken on Dec. 5, 2020 shows a butterflyfish taking shelter in Acropora coral colonies at ...

An Acropora coral sample is examined on a Petri dish. The branching species is critical for a healthy reef. After recording the sample's weight, it's moved into a small vial for further study and ...

Scientists have warned that the planet crossed the global boundary for ocean acidification around the year 2020, according to ...

Acropora coral after spawning. CREDIT: ©2024 Maruyama Lab. In this study, the team used 15 years of coral spawning records for a genus of corals called Acropora taken by the Okinawa Churaumi ...

Tropical coral reefs encrust the coastlines of islands and continents near Earth’s equator but this zone, which has offered ...

The positive contributions of Marine Lab students and scientists continue to enrich the cultural and biological systems of ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In the summer of 2024, searing ocean temperatures devastated much of Mesoamerica’s ...

The study stresses the need for data-driven monitoring of reef conditions. Tools like coral colony volume assessments, ...

Two examples include the Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) and Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata), two critically endangered species in the Caribbean that have experienced significant declines ...

The Acropora corals stick out of the water because the tide is low and the wind pushes the water out of the closed lagoon on November 27, 2021 in Tatakoto, French Polynesia.

They found just one baby from the genus Acropora, which includes staghorn and elkhorn corals. Recent research in Southeast ...

This type of staghorn coral (Acropora pulchra) appeared to benefit from the presence of sea cucumbers (Holothuria atra), a new study finds. Terry Moore/Stocktrek Images / Science Source hide caption ...