A new study shows that the world's oyster reefs are a precious resource that's vastly underestimated and underutilized. The ...

The world's oyster reefs could deliver $12 trillion a year in ecosystem benefits, but 90% of sites would need restoring first ...

What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria ...

Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions have been highly political issues since the terms went mainstream nearly three decades ago. Despite scientists and researchers warning world leaders that a ...

For Dr. Jamaluddin Jompa, the ocean has never been simply a subject of scientific study. He was born in Takalar, a coastal region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and his connection with the sea was ...

The world’s coral reefs are losing both hard coral cover and, just as critically, the time they need to recover between ...

-- A pioneering study has revealed significant improvements in coral health through an innovative approach of transplanting healthy reef ecosystems to damaged reefs. The study offers new hope for ...

Coral reefs are under threat right now due to abnormally warm ocean temperatures. Scientists are studying the healthiest reefs in the world in search of ways to help all reefs with climate change.

Groundwater directly affects water chemistry in coral reefs and triggers a cascade of changes in the coastal ecosystem, according to a new study led by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa oceanographers.

Uncover the latest and most impactful research in Climate Change Impacts on Coral Reef Ecosystems. Explore pioneering discoveries, insightful ideas and new methods from leading researchers in the ...

In 1987, Canadian scientists discovered ancient glass sponge reefs alive in British Columbia’s Hecate Strait, overturning the ...

Coral reefs are some of the most diverse and valuable ecosystems on Earth. Home to over 4,000 species of fish, corals, and other marine life, coral reefs cover only 1% of the world’s oceans, but ...