While the net impact of lower pH on coral reefs continues to be examined, decreases in pH can reduce the calcification rates of corals and other calcifying organisms (Ries et al. 2009).

UZELA uses artificial light to attract zooplankton, boosting coral feeding and resilience, offering hope for reef ...

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Coral reefs are made up of colonies of hundreds to thousands of tiny individual corals, called polyps. These marine invertebrate animals have hard exoskeletons made of calcium carbonate, and are ...

Coral reefs are the most biodiverse habitats in the oceans, and like the trees of a rainforest, the coral structures provide the structure of the ecosystem, within which other plants and animals live.

Scientists have developed a novel tool designed to protect and conserve coral reefs by providing them with an abundance of ...

Coral reefs are underwater ecosystems that form in tropical waters. Corals are made up of tiny living organisms called coral polyps, which attach themselves to the sea floor. When polyps die ...

Scientists have developed a novel tool designed to protect and conserve coral reefs by providing them with an abundance of feeding opportunities.

New research reveals how resident algae altered the genome of these fabled sea creatures, allowing them to access more nutrients.

However, coral reefs are living organisms that can grow with changing sea levels. The results of the work show that reefs could provide some of the highest benefits to property and vulnerable ...