Marine engineers: Five species that shape underwater ecosystems
Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine environment—shaping and maintaining habitats that themselves sustain countless other forms ...
'Fishial' recognition: Neural network deciphers coral reef sounds for species identification
Coral reefs are some of the world's most diverse ecosystems. Despite making up less than 1% of the world's oceans, one ...
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Heat-stressed reefs may benefit from coral-dwelling crabs
Reporting in Proceedings Biological Sciences, researchers found that a species of branching coral benefitted from a reef-dwelling crab, especially when the coral was heat-stressed and wounded.
Coral reefs in Vietnam face collapse. Can conservation efforts turn the tide?
NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam's Nha Trang obscure an open secret: The ...
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The ‘Elegant’ Math Model That Could Help Rescue Coral Reefs
It is a stony underwater structure, often spanning swaths of seafloor, that shelters ecstatically diverse marine life. It’s also the animal that builds that ... what you might see in the real world.” ...
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Coral reefs in Vietnam face collapse. Can conservation efforts turn the tide?
NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam’s Nha Trang obscure an open secret: The life ... reefs through coral culture and by introducing animals that balance ...