Climate-driven disturbances such as marine heat waves are rapidly reducing coral cover and degrading reef ecosystems ...

Hidden reef sounds reveal oxygen production patterns, helping scientists track coral reef health in real time.

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 ...

New research reveals how coral species traits and population patterns can mean the difference between a reef that regenerates ...

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 ...

A new study finds a significant impact of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on coral bleaching events in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). The GBR, covering ...

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Why does a Caribbean angelfish sometimes resemble its Indo-Pacific cousin, even though they have never lived in the same ocean? Why do coral reefs harbor such a wide range of stripes, spots and ...

Introduction : coral bleaching--patterns, processes, causes and consequences / J.M. Lough and M.J.H. van Oppen -- The evolution of the coral-algal symbiosis / G.D. Stanley Jr. and B. van de ...

Today, the islands are home to about 2,000 people, many of whom work on the pearl farms in the idyllic turquoise lagoon.