University of Miami researchers and collaborators have expanded an offshore reef restoration and coastal resilience project ...

Coral reef conservation efforts will soon get a major boost with a global monitoring system that will detect physical changes in coral cover at high resolution on a daily basis. The satellite-based ...

Coral reefs are likely one of the most common subjects of nature documentaries and hold special interest in the world for their diverse beauty and productivity. Often, they are depicted as a thriving ...

Coral reefs are essential marine ecosystems that support a vast array of biodiversity and provide numerous benefits, including fisheries, tourism, and coastal protection. However, these ecosystems are ...

Table 1 Reef site, zone, date, and health status of coral fragments and coral cores at the time of collection. Fig. 3: Loss of CaCO 3 after the mass mortality caused by stony coral tissue loss disease ...

As world leaders conclude the United Nations’ annual climate talks in Belém, Brazil— a summit meant to accelerate global action on phasing out fossil fuels—the Brazilian government is facing mounting ...

The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, is comprised of seven protected areas. As the largest reef complex in the Atlantic-Caribbean region it ...

A new study finds that large, herbivorous fish species, such as parrotfish, surgeonfish and rabbitfish, benefit from coral reef demise due to an increase of a food source, algal turf. Certain fish ...