Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and ...

The fate of these ecosystems may hinge on events in the Pacific Ocean, in particular a natural climate cycle called the El ...

While neighboring wild reefs experienced bleaching rates as high as 80%, Dr. Nazurally's reefs experienced just as much in ...

The researchers found that coral reefs across the world could raise sustainable fish production by almost 50 percent. This increase could provide between 20,000 and 162 million extra fish servings per ...

Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial ...

Coral reefs don’t just shape marine life you can see, they also control the daily rhythms of invisible microbes nearby.

Restoring coral reef fish stocks could boost seafood supply by nearly 50 percent. Extra fish servings could aid regions facing hunger and malnutrition. Strict fisheries management and conservation are ...

With a human population of 8.3 billion people worldwide and millions facing malnutrition, food security is something to think about. But imagine if the ocean could help with that. Scientists at the ...

Overfished coral reefs are producing far less food than they could. Researchers found that letting reef fish populations recover could boost sustainable fish yields by nearly 50%, creating millions of ...

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the microscopic life in the surrounding ocean. A new study led by Dr. Herdís G.

A new peer-reviewed study led by Israeli researchers has found that coral reefs help control the daily lives of microbes, tiny bacteria, and microscopic algae that live in the water around them. The ...