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 coral, ...
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 ...
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.
Saudi Arabia has officially assumed leadership of the International Society for Reef Conservation (ICRI) Secretariat, marking a pivotal moment in the global fight to protect coral reefs. The move was ...
the mushroom corals are gradually pushed down to the fore reef area, which is generally a calmer, sandy seabed environment. From there, a coral can use its active mobility, or “walking ...
To hear that their heroic acts were almost erased from history by the branch of the U.S. Armed Forces they helped, is a slap in the face of Black America, says Bea Hines.