These could be trees, bushes, rockpools, coral reefs, or even wildflowers growing in the cracks of pavements. Biodiversity is the name given to the variety of living things found on planet Earth ...

Sep. 9, 2024 — A new theory explains how juvenile crown-of-thorns sea stars (commonly known as starfish) can destabilize coral reefs. The 'degraded reef framework' explains how the loss of live ...

The Bahamas is a coral reef hotspot and annually reefs contribute an estimated $671 million in tourism and $23.5 million to fisheries to the economy, and provide coastal protection. Gimel Morley ...

has been ravaging coral in reefs across the Caribbean. The disease — which is likely caused by a bacterium or virus — targets a number of hard, reef-forming coral species. It essentially ...

A $35 million debt-for-nature swap between Indonesia and the U.S. aims to conserve coral reefs in eastern Indonesia over the next nine years, with the funding offset by canceled sovereign debt ...

a mysterious illness called stony coral tissue loss disease has been ravaging coral in reefs across the Caribbean. The disease—which is likely caused by a bacterium or virus—targets a number ...

It has pointed to underwater mounds of crushed coral on Sabina's sandbars ... two sides sought to enforce their claims on disputed reefs and outcrops, including the Second Thomas Shoal and ...

Coral reefs have however improved in health as no mass die-offs were reported in the five years to December 2023, despite several major bleaching events. The federal government has announced ...

These findings underscore the importance of niche partitioning and the role of surgeonfishes in maintaining the ecological balance in coral reefs. "Changes in feeding behavior and energy budgets ...

China released an on-site investigative report on Friday regarding the ecological system of the coral reefs in the South China Sea's Xianbin Jiao, revealing the coral reef ecosystem in Xianbin ...

As the PCG's largest vessel, its large and long anchor chain has been scraping the lagoon floor since mid-April, causing concerns of significant damage to the coral reefs. This prolonged anchoring ...

While the overall condition of coral reef habitats had improved from ... When corals die from bleaching, however, the degraded reefs can be about 50 centimetres deeper than healthy reefs ...