Researchers from University of Queensland have discovered that corals need to be within 10 meters of each other to reproduce ...

Different species grow to form a variety ... There are three main types of coral reefs: fringing, barrier and atoll, the most ...

More than 40% of corals monitored near an island in the southern reef were killed last year, according to a new study. Find ...

including areas with hard bottoms conducive to significant coral growth, but also distinguishes between different types of coral habitats, from sandy-bottomed lagoons to living coral walls.

“Coral not associated with thermotolerant algae are at the biggest risk,” Marcelino says. Up until now, studying and fully understanding algae’s susceptibility to heat have proven incredibly difficult ...

Coral reefs are very much the rainforests of ... A method for measuring the rate of calcium deposition by corals under different conditions. The Biological Bulletin 116, 59-75 (1959).

The Great Barrier Reef, one of the natural wonders of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site, is facing a crisis that ...