You will be redirected to our submission process. Key coral reef organisms like hard corals, sponges, or algae act as ecosystem engineers by creating habitats for other organisms and often controlling ...

This Research Topic focuses on the interplay between physical and biological processes in aquatic canopies, including (but not limited to) fluid dynamics, mass transport, nutrient cycling, and light ...

With groundbreaking discoveries and innovative techniques in long-term ecological research, UC Santa Barbara is making waves at Gump Research Station, Mo'orea, where scientists are expanding our ...

The coral reef ecosystem running parallel to Mauritius stretches 150 kilometers and reduces wave energy by up to 97%. The reef frames a 243-square kilometer lagoon that is home to a rich array of ...

A discovery has been made of something that has been living in the deep waters and it is a living organism of its kind, very ...

Palau reefs are hosts to over 300 species of coral, nine species of sea grass, and 2,000 species of fish. Each member of this ecosystem depends the others to survive. When one piece of the link is ...

Tropical rainforests and coral reefs are both highly complex ecosystems that are rich in ... but one’s imagination can see their aquatic equivalents: schools of colorful reef fish, coral ...

The Indonesian and United States governments completed the debt transfer process worth US$35 million on January 15 for coral reef conservation and protection ...

Coral reefs are an important part of ocean ecosystems and although they cover less than one percent of the ocean floor, they provide habitat to 25 percent of marine life. Healthy reefs are home to ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto Researchers in Hawaii used structures that mimic coral reefs to study aquatic life — and ... that’s important to coral reef ecosystems. Photos from Jan Vicente ...