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 collapse of Florida’s oyster reefs serves as a stark reminder of the interconnected challenges we face: freshwater ...

Eutrophication is a leading cause of impairment of many freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems in the world ... also associated with major changes in aquatic community structure.

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

DLNR, Division of Aquatic Resources photo During Hawaii ... chief of NOAA’s Coral Reef Ecosystem Program. “Because leeward habitat areas are generally protected from wind and wave exposure ...

“These fish are a sign of healthy reefs and ocean ecosystems, and making sure the Nassau grouper can flourish helps secure clean water, living corals and robust seagrass beds. Now we also need 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 ...