In addition, our oceans absorb 30% of human-made carbon dioxide from the air (much like our forests do), and this is causing the ocean to become more acidic, which corrodes coral skeletons. Corals can ...

A shocking mass bleaching event has hit a celebrated coral reef system off the Western Australian coast, and Australia's ...

Without them, the reef would quickly become a lifeless moonscape. One important algal group, benthic (bottom-dwelling) algae, rapidly grows over dead coral and other inert objects, providing a ...

A study led by the University of Bremen suggests that on algae-dominated coral reefs, it is not the algae but the corals ...

Over the past several decades, many studies have spotlighted the role of “grazers” – fish who feed on algae – in keeping coral reefs clean and healthy. Protecting parrotfish, a family of ...

An underwater investigation of coral ... algae. Many of these species could be lost permanently, but with temperatures only expected to rise in the coming decades chances are slim that reefs ...

Lab studies suggested that crabs avoided living coral tissue, instead feeding in areas of recent tissue loss. Out on the reef, the team observed that wounded corals lost patches of algae faster ...

“The only solution is for the whole world to get together and stop polluting the earth with carbon emissions,” says Hoggett. ...

scientists say Coral reef bleaching across happens when stressed coral expel the algae that are their food source and give them their color. If the bleaching is severe and long-lasting ...

the development of heat-resistant corals or algae remains the most promising solution – ideally in combination with other methods, such as the 3D-printed reefs. «The situation for coral reefs ...

Polyps grow slowly, forming different shapes and sizes depending on their species. Assisted by other animals with calcium carbonate skeletons and also coralline algae, corals form complex, ...