A new study links grazing halo patterns in coral reefs, as well as those in other patchy habitats, to the spatial patterns of the shelter habitat itself. The researchers found that grazing halos are ...

Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial ...

Learn how coral reefs drive daily changes in ocean microbes — a process that shapes how nutrients and energy move through ...

Like in humans, microbe levels can indicate health of ecosystem, say scientists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat The post New Israeli ...

Marine biologists sampling coral reef waters multiple times a day have shown how they shape surrounding marine life.

Coral reefs don’t just shape marine life you can see, they also control the daily rhythms of invisible microbes nearby.

Scientists in the United States are reporting “unprecedented patterns” of surface warming, an ominous sign for coral. By Catrin Einhorn As the world’s coral reefs suffer a fourth global bleaching ...

Reference maps of key areas mentioned in this study. Panel (a) shows the ERA5 bathymetric map of the GBR region, while panel (b) shows the Australian domain. Davies Reef is denoted by the pale yellow ...

MIAMI — A year after the worst bleaching event ever recorded, the coral reefs off the Florida coast are slowly recovering. Despite elevated ocean temperatures, scientists say this summer they didn’t ...

Coral reefs, some of the most stunningly beautiful marine ecosystems on Earth, are dying. Ninety percent of them will likely be gone by 2050 due to rising ocean temperatures and pollution. “But it’s ...

Grazing halos at Heron Island, Australia, are distinct where coral are clustered (outlined with a white box) but merge where coral are dispersed (outlined with a black box). In coral reefs throughout ...