Vermetid reefs are intertidal bioconstructions formed by aggregations of sessile gastropods in the family Vermetidae. These structures create three-dimensional platforms on rocky shores, moderating ...

The history and biogeography of fishes on coral reefs / David R. Bellwood, Peter C. Wainwright -- Ecomorphology of feeding in coral reef fishes / Peter C. Wainwright, David R. Bellwood -- Age-based ...

Coral reef limestone is typified by a highly porous and heterogeneous microstructure, reflecting its biogenic origin and complex diagenetic history. Under dynamic loading—whether induced by seismic ...

Coral reefs face serious threats primarily arising from climate change, unsustainable fishing, and pollution. To better understand the underlying processes, a multidisciplinary series of studies is ...

Natural disasters can devastate a region, abruptly killing the species that form an ecosystem's structure. But how this transpires can influence recovery. While fires scorch the landscape to the ...

A new study from Adelaide University has found that when ocean acidification makes reef habitat less complex, the fish living there gather in smaller shoals that offer less social protection.

Climate-driven disturbances such as marine heat waves are rapidly reducing coral cover and degrading reef ecosystems worldwide. Using a mathematical model, a research team led by Subhendu Chakraborty ...

image: Coral reefs are in decline, but their collapse can still be avoided with local and global action. That's according to findings reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on May 9 based ...

Natural disasters can devastate a region, abruptly killing the species that form an ecosystem’s structure. But how this transpires can influence recovery. While fires scorch the landscape to the ...

What events caused the Great Barrier Reef to become what it is today, specifically over the course of the last six to eight thousand years, or just after the last Ice Age? This is what a recent study ...

The tiny Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands could avoid being swamped entirely, although it will still suffer profoundly from sea-level rise. Christopher Johnson/Wikimedia Commons It is widely ...