Fragment planting is one part of Kanu Kūʻa (Planting Corals), a project integrating Hawaiian culture, the local community and ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a ...

Record-high sea temperatures are bleaching coral reefs worldwide and putting a new focus on attempts to restore these key marine ecosystems. Restoration begins with obtaining coral, sometimes by ...

The Living Architecture of Our Oceans " These incredible structures are built by tiny animals called polyps that secrete ...

Gnathiid isopods are small, obligate ectoparasites whose larval stages feed on the blood of coral reef fishes, thereby influencing host physiology, behaviour and community dynamics. Their feeding ...

The coral reef ecosystem of China's Huangyan Island is healthy, with the establishment of a national nature reserve there in ...

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg et al, “Coral Reefs under Rapid Climate Change and Ocean Acidification,”Science 318 (2007): 1737-1742. 3. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Director, Global Change Institute & Professor, Marine ...

The artist team of Nansi Bielanski Gallup and David Gallup will share their undersea adventures, and the importance of ecosystems supported by coral reefs during an exhibit of their artwork — called A ...

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