The world's corals and coral reef ecosystems are in crisis. In just a few decades, scientists warn, these “rainforests of the sea” and all their rich biodiversity could disappear completely. While ...

Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas, and are threatened by factors including ocean acidification, global warming and sea level rise.

In fact, all our favorite marine animals – sharks and dolphins, turtles and rays, and all those pretty colored fish in our reefs – are either surface or upper sea level dwelling animals. And so, when ...

In light of the significant risks to deep seas biodiversity and sustainable fisheries ... and to ensure its effective management and enforcement. "Deep sea ecosystems like cold-water coral reefs can ...

For instance, polar bears, which rely on sea ice for hunting ... aimed at mitigating the impacts of climate change on ...

It tells of a time 125,000 years ago, when a modest increase in Earth’s temperatures caused ice sheets to melt and global sea levels to surge. The height of the coral — which can grow only ...

Coral reefs, vital for biodiversity below the waves ... on the harvesting of a particular resource in the forest, land or sea to allow the area to naturally regenerate itself.

Scientists have discovered two new deep-sea coral reefs located in the Galápagos ... they have likely been forming and supporting marine biodiversity for thousands of years," the institute ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Coral reefs in the country are experiencing significant mass coral bleaching due to rising sea surface temperatures, potentially having serious implications for marine biodiversity ...

Coral in the sea off the Yaeyama district ... according to a report compiled by the Environment Ministry’s Biodiversity Center of Japan from surveys on coral reefs at about 1,000 monitoring ...