Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria ...

Coral reefs provide an important ecosystem for marine life, offering food and shelter among their crevices and branches for animals including fishes ... Among the biggest and best-known are the reef ...

the coral structures provide the structure of the ecosystem, within which other plants and animals live. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest structure ever made by life on Earth. It’s the ...

Coral reefs provide an important ecosystem for life underwater, protect coastal areas by reducing the power ... They help protect areas such as mangrove forests and seagrass beds that act as nurseries ...

The animals prefer water depths between 15 and ... In large numbers, crown-of-thorns starfish can mow down wide swaths of coral reef. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ...

Pennekamp State Park—the nation's first coral-reef santcuary—protects a thriving ecosystem beneath the waves ...

Education programmes providing information for tourists can help people to understand the importance of this ecosystem, while local coral farming can help to develop new reef areas. Controls on ...

Glasgow researchers helped conduct studies on the rise in the shark population off the north-west coast of Western Australia.

The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia is the largest coral reef in the world. It spans 1,400 miles and is home to 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of mollusk ...

Understanding Its Importance in Weather Warnings Coral reefs are complex underwater ecosystems formed primarily by colonies ...