Crackling shrimp sounds at night are helping scientists uncover which coral reefs are recovering - and which ones are in ...

High-frequency sounds produced by snapping shrimp, particularly at night, can serve as an effective indicator of coral reef ...

New research shows coral reef food webs are more isolated and fragile than expected, with key fish species tied to narrow ...

Coral reefs need long-term care to help them survive, thrive and maintain their beauty and ecological function. To ensure that initial restoration gains are not quickly lost, such efforts need to be ...

A study led by Associate Professor Kelton McMahon at University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography has found that food webs on tropical reefs are more fragile than we once thought.

We tackled these questions by running a three-year field experiment that mimicked overfishing (using fish-exclusion cages) and nutrient pollution (via the addition of common garden fertilizer) on a ...

Jarvis, a remote U.S.-protected island, is suffering an unimaginable 90 percent coral mortality. While this recent bad news for reefs is eye-catching, coral reefs have been in trouble for a long time.

Coral reef decline and human impacts You may have seen that the plight of the world’s coral reefs, pinnacles of marine biodiversity, has been in the news a lot lately.

Also, most coral reef research has emphasized the effects of these human stressors on the conspicuous animals and plants that live on a coral reef.

Also, most coral reef research has emphasized the effects of these human stressors on the conspicuous animals and plants that live on a coral reef.