A groundbreaking study of 7,000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef ...

Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land ...

Congruent trophic pathways underpin global coral reef food webs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2021; 118 (39): e2100966118 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2100966118 Cite This Page : ...

A groundbreaking study of 7,000-year-old fossilized coral reefs has revealed how centuries of humans have dramatically ...

Ultimately contributing to the high productivity of coral reefs. Ole Brodnicke, says: “I believe that this study can bring research focus back to the bottom of the marine food web.

There were no polar ice sheets. Scientists have identified a “reef gap” between 42 and 57 million years ago in which complex coral reefs largely disappeared and the seabed was dominated by piles of ...

And this extreme life cycle, Brandl found, is the secret engine of the world’s coral reefs, fueling the food webs that allow their inhabitants to flourish in otherwise nutrient-poor waters.

New evidence suggests that reef sharks exert weak control over coral reef food webs; environmental features play a more definitive role . February 18, 2021 For Immediate Release. Contact: Heidi ...

The capacity of coral reefs to provide ecosystem services such as food and jobs, relied on by millions of people worldwide, has declined by half since the 1950s, according to a new study. Other ...

Coral reefs around the world are under threat because of climate change, overfishing, pollution, ... Differences fishing across the food-web; Coral reef associated biodiversity; ...

Delving into the diets of reef fishes can help scientists better understand how species interact and how nutrients flow through coral reef food webs, says Jordan Casey, a marine biologist at ...

Coral reefs all over the world, already threatened by rising temperatures brought about by climate change, also face serious challenges from the possibility of fish species extinctions. According to a ...