This map is the first-ever to show every single coral reef in the Caribbean A better understanding of the reefs' location—made possible by satellite imagery—will help governments monitor ...

In Puerto Rico and other hard-hit places, marine researchers are trying to restore reefs and make corals more resilient — with some recent success.

Whether you want to relax at the beach, zip line over the rainforest or dance to reggae music, you'll find that Jamaica offers ... includes snorkeling at a coral reef followed by unlimited ...

We explore five cutting-edge developments that could help restore and maintain reefs. A diver explores the complex and beautiful seascape of a restored coral reef. Coral reefs are some of the most ...

An underwater investigation of coral ... Barrier Reef have been lucky by most measures—a drop in local temperatures has allowed many of them to recover. But corals in other locations haven ...

In time, it helps to create one of nature’s most spectacular ecosystems: a coral reef. Orange, blue, and sparkling-silver fish dart around a seascape of vibrant greens, yellows, pinks ...

Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of our ocean, but they are home to 25% of its wildlife and provide livelihoods, food security and protection from tropical storms for an estimated 850 million people ...

MARCIA CREARY is Environmental Data Manager at the Centre for Marine Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica ... producer of oxygen. Coral reefs, which comprise only about ...

Teeming with life, a healthy coral reef is one of the noisiest places in the ocean. Recorded using underwater microphones, this cacophony can sound to our ears remarkably like frying bacon. Listen for ...

Sep. 9, 2024 — A new theory explains how juvenile crown-of-thorns sea stars (commonly known as starfish) can destabilize coral reefs. The 'degraded reef framework' explains how the loss of live ...

spiky custodians gobble up the algae that smother coral reefs Lisa S. Gardiner, Hakai As rice coral spreads it reduces biodiversity ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria ...