Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas, and are threatened by factors including ocean acidification, global warming and sea level rise.

The Great Barrier Reef is not just an Australian icon—it is a vital ecosystem that supports over 1,500 species of fish, 400 species of coral, and countless other marine organisms.

More information: Natalie Levy et al, Ecosystem transplant from a healthy reef boosts coral health at a degraded reef, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54149-6 Provided by Bar ...

Since then, Cravalho has channeled her inherent love for the ocean and her homeland into a new project aimed at helping with coral reef restoration efforts. In the new documentary Reef Builders ...

To say that the Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef may be understating things; the Australian government notes that it is "the only living organic collective visible from Earth's ...

The outer reef at Moorea in a coral dominated state. In dynamic ecosystems, and especially in the nutrient-limited environments where coral reefs grow, not much will go to waste. Microbes dominate ...

The kikumeishimodoki, or zebra coral, lies about 20 meters off the coast of the Kamo district of Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture, which faces the Sea of Japan. The northern limit of the reef ...

Alarming levels of coral bleaching have been recorded off Australia’s western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white. A months-long ...

On Grace Bay in Providenciales, you'll find a footpath just offshore near the Coral Gardens Resort. Follow that path to floating buoys that will guide you on your Bight Reef snorkel. A series of ...

“It has gone deep, it’s not just the top of the reef that is bleaching. Many different species of coral are bleaching.” Branching through shallow waters along Australia’s western ...

“It has gone deep, it’s not just the top of the reef that is bleaching. Many different species of coral are bleaching.” Branching through shallow waters along the Western Australia coast ...