scientists continue to work to understand the intricacies and nature of facilitative interactions in coral reef communities (e.g., Cheney & Cote 2005).

Coral reefs are very much the rainforests of the ... scleractinian corals explain their palaeotemperature uncertainties. Nature 283, 557-559 (1980).

Resource managers only recently considered these important ecological connections, and empirical data about the nature of larval dispersal between coral reefs is scarce. Barber examined the larval ...

Imagine plunging below the ocean’s surface, expecting vibrant coral gardens and teeming schools of fish—only to find a barren, lifeless wasteland of broken skeletons and empty sand. For millions ...

By Elizabeth Fitt Coral restoration won’t save reefs from global warming, according to a recent study – at least, not the way ...

Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it ...

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 ...

With positive human intervention increasingly important for the survival and restoration of coral reefs, a steady supply of healthy coral is essential. To overcome some of nature’s uncertainties ...

And reefs act as breakwaters to reduce the destructive ... Watch Reef Rescue on The Nature of Things.

My father always believed in the supreme power of nature to maintain things as they should be. He probably would have attributed the decline of the reefs to a cycle that will eventually reverse ...

Coral reef restoration is often presented as a marine conservation solution that provides ‘win-win’ outcomes. However, most studies on reef restoration have focused on the biological success, while ...

Coral reefs around the world are losing their color at an unprecedented scale as a result of rising sea temperatures, federal marine scientists announced this week.