Behavior
Some Caribbean parrotfishes find benthic cyanobacterial mats particularly tasty
I guess we’ve all got our guilty pleasures
Tag: coral reefs
Ecology
Invaders of the deep: Controlling mesophotic lionfish populations in Bermuda
Can we successfully target deep lionfish populations?
Climate Change
Ocean warming doesn’t just turn up the heat: Low oxygen on global coral reefs
Warming can cause low oxygen, or hypoxia, in many habitats in the ocean. Under high future emission scenarios, hypoxia may…
Plastic Pollution
Microplastic, macro problem: Microplastics discovered in fishes from remote coral reefs in the South China Sea
Scientists quantify microplastics in various species of coral reef fishes from the Xisha Islands.
Behavior
Home is where the color is: Anemonefishes prefer unbleached sea anemones
How do fish respond to bleached sea anemones?
Coral Human impacts
Are more people flocking to coral reefs?
Many want a warm place near the ocean to live or vacation. Has this changed in the last 20 years?
Ecology
The function of life
Marine vertebrates have different functions in reef ecosystems – what would happen if they disappeared?
Noise
How eavesdropping on fish can help conservationists protect coral reefs
A new method for listening in to the chitter-chatter of fish could help researchers understand the complexities of fish behaviour…
Restoration
A new way to find and propagate the corals of the future
Scientists have a new tool to identify heat-tolerant corals that can help to restore these endangered ecosystems
Biodiversity
Will coral reef biodiversity persevere through climate change?
New research from Hawaii indicates that there may be more hope for coral reefs than previously thought.
Coral
Gifted healers: Some corals have the whole package when it comes to recovery
In a watery world where a wound can mean deadly infection, what makes some corals heal faster than others?
Behavior
Accommodating Anemones: Housing more than just clownfish
Clownfish and sea anemones have a famous relationship, but did you know other fishes also use these stinging animals?
Fisheries
Sheepshead, a lesson from the past
What happens when archeology and science intertwine to teach us a lesson from the past? Read on to find out…
Biodiversity
Cone snails use the illusion of sex to catch their next meal
With the promise of sex, cone snails lure their prey out of hiding and deliver a deadly strike. The results…
Climate Change
Understanding the Demise and Recovery of Coral Reefs
In the last couple of decades we’ve learned a lot about the decline of coral reefs around the world. But…
Coastal Management
Of rain and reefs: Future downpours in French Polynesia could change the coast
In many ways, coral reefs are the Goldilocks of the ocean. But as climate change shifts conditions near many of…
Conservation
Two by two includes corals too? Researchers call for a coral “Noah’s Ark”
In the Bible, the story of Noah’s Ark describes a storm so intense and so long that the earth is…
Coral
Artificial Upwelling Saves Corals from Bleaching
Coral reefs are under threat due to a warming climate. Learn about a technologically-savvy new way to counteract the effects…
Coral
Can Corals Recover from the Effects of Climate Change?
With climate change becoming a more pressing issue, the world’s coral reefs are suffering heavy consequences. Corals are increasingly becoming…
Ocean Acidification
Ocean acidification: The lesser known CO2 Problem
You have heard about global warming due to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide but did you know that it also affects…