Even with the nutrition provided by zooxanthallae, the process of building a reef is slow. Branching species ... In addition, breaking waves limit coral diversity to only a few species that ...

Wave dynamics play a crucial role in shaping coral reef ecosystems and their interactions with coastal environments. Understanding how waves interact with coral reefs is essential for predicting ...

The Largest Living Structure on Earth Imagine something so vast that it's visible even from space—this is the Great Barrier ...

The reef would provide a place for coral and fish to propagate ... A shallow reef will cause waves to shoal, or slow down, change wave height and shorten wave length, he said.

Coral reefs provide an important ecosystem for life underwater, protect coastal areas by reducing the power of waves hitting the coast, and provide a crucial source of income for millions of people.

Investing in natural infrastructure by restoring coral reefs in Florida and Puerto Rico can save millions of dollars by ...

We're currently facing the worst bleaching of coral ... These reefs also provide protection to the tourist-reliant coastlines. They act as natural barriers, canceling out 97% of a wave’s ...

John "Charlie" Veron -- widely known as "The Godfather of Coral ... waves caused by climate change resulted in mass bleaching, which killed about half of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef ...

Scientists found a free-living coral species actively travels toward blue light resembling its natural habitat and moves like a jellyfish to migrate.

Scientists from the University of Sydney tracked 462 coral colonies at the reef’s One Tree Island over the course of five months last year, beginning at the heat wave’s peak in early February.

The broadclub cuttlefish has found its place by using a hypnotic display that apparently mesmerises its prey, causing it to let down its defences ... seen from space. Coral reef cities never ...