Coral reefs support about a quarter of all marine biodiversity in just 1 percent of the ocean’s space. And so tropical reef fish, among the most vulnerable organisms when it comes to climate ...

Tropical coral reefs are among our most spectacular ecosystems, yet a rapidly warming planet threatens the future survival of many reefs. However, there may be hope for some tropical reefs in the ...

Coral reefs are also home to 32 of 34 recognized animal Phyla whereas only nine are found in tropical rainforests. Of all coral reef ecosystems, Hawaii’s reefs stand out as one of the most ...

Tropical coral reefs encrust the coastlines of islands and continents near Earth’s equator but this zone, which has offered sufficient light and warmth for corals to evolve over hundreds of millions ...

These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

Scientists have completed the first-ever global, high-resolution map of the world’s shallow tropical coral reefs. When combined with an integrated tool that tracks global coral bleaching events ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. ... restricting tropical coral reefs to waters between 23–29°C and in a salinity range of 32–40‰ (Figure 5).

Climate change has already caused significant declines in coral reef coverage globally and is expected to do much further ...

Lizard Island coral death reaches 92 per cent after 2024 bleaching event, study finds - Last year’s bleaching was part of a ...

From 2014 to 2017, about 75 percent of the world's tropical coral reefs experienced warm conditions severe enough to trigger bleaching events, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Places like northern Florida, southern Australia, and southern Japan might eventually see new reefs, but not soon enough to help many tropical coral species survive the 21st century.

As climate change and human activity continue to threaten coral reefs, tropical destinations such as the Maldives are turning to coral restoration initiatives, such as coral planting, to save the ...