The hard version of coral polyps produces limestone that is used to form layer after layer of a rigid coral skeleton. Groups ...

New research reveals significant transformations in fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, the World's largest coral reef ecosystem. Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes ...

It was first sighted in a sand burrow by scientists mapping the changing biodiversity on and around Lady Elliot Island at the Great Barrier Reef’s southern end. “It’s been a while since a ‘never ...

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Coral reefs are large underwater structures formed by colonies of corals—tiny marine animals that build hard skeletons—and they support diverse marine life like shrimp, fish, and crabs. The Great ...

A 14-year study of coral reefs around inshore islands of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has documented substantial declines in fish populations, particularly around popular, highly visited inshore ...

The Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest reef system ... "There are over 1,500 species of fish, about 400 species of coral, 4,000 species of mollusk, and some 240 species of birds, plus ...

Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a ...

Their findings show Great Barrier Reef fish communities differ substantially from those of the 1990s, and the pace of change has increased. The findings raise questions around how long-known ...