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 are very much the rainforests of the oceans. Not only are they diverse communities, but the coral skeletons - like trees - contain potentially long term records of climate. Aa Aa Aa ...

Coral reef fi shes of Indonesia. Zoological Studies 42(1): 1–70 ... Marine protected area networks in the Coral Triangle: Development and lessons. Cebu City: TNC, WWF, CI, WCS and the United States ...

Investing in natural infrastructure by restoring coral reefs in Florida and Puerto Rico can save millions of dollars by ...

Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...

Coral reef research has focused on the twin evils birthed by record-high greenhouse gas emissions: warming oceans and ...

The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), which NOAA co-chairs, and its international members are broadly sharing and already applying resilience-based management actions and lessons learned ...

Research on Scott Reef off Northwest Australia has shown that local coral connections help boost the resilience of remote atoll reef systems following bleaching and storms. Coral reefs are facing ...

Before Charles Darwin came up with his famous theory about evolution, he proposed a theory of how coral reefs and atolls formed. Some of the specimens he collected to support his theory are now cared ...

This will help us predict how reef systems might respond to ongoing and future environmental changes. Coral reefs are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems on Earth. They are threatened ...

They suggest that lessons learned from such studies could ... Not everything that drops into the sea becomes coral reefs, however, such structures could be strategically used to deter bottom ...