Marine scientists have started mapping the giant coral boulders of the Ningaloo Reef in the hopes of predicting the future of the ecosystem's health in warming ocean temperatures. Marine scientists ...
Jessica E. Carilli, Aaron C. Hartmann, Scott F. Heron, John M. Pandolfi, Kim Cobb, Hussein Sayani, Robert Dunbar, Stuart A. Sandin Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 62 ...
Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 61, No. 2 (2016), pp. 684-700 (17 pages) Sustained calcification is fundamental for maintaining tropical coral reef ecosystems which are under increasing pressure from ...
Scientific wisdom says corals reproduce at night. But on reefs around the Indo-Pacific, that might not be the case. By Chloe Glad/Hakai Magazine Published Aug 2, 2023 9:00 PM EDT This article was ...
Porites cf. lobata is a key reef-building coral in the tropical Indo-Pacific, providing habitats for many species.
Porites cf. lobata is a key reef-building coral that provides habitats for numerous species, including feather stars (comatulid crinoids) and fish.
Samuel Starko receives funding from the Forrest Research Foundation, The University of Western Australia, The Australian Research Council (ARC), and Revive & Restore. Julia K. Baum receives funding ...
Layered deposits of coral skeletons hold vast stores of environmental data from thousands of years ago, including annual records of ocean temperatures, water pollution and storm activity. As the sun ...
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