The reliance of hermatypic (e.g., reef-building) corals on photosynthetic zooxanthallae to grow fast enough to produce reefs further limits coral reef distribution. Photosynthesis requires light ...

Corals were an important topic at this time as many ships were wrecked on unexpected reefs. As well as mapping the distribution of coral reefs, Darwin worked out why different reefs grew where they ...

The lush fauna and the shapes and formations of coral reefs held a particular fascination for Darwin. One of his earliest publications was entitled The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs ...

Coral reefs may soon be a thing of the past ... provide instantaneous images only of two-dimensional surface heat distribution, regional changes in temperatures can provide insight into changes ...

Coral reefs are some of the world's most diverse ecosystems. Despite making up less than 1% of the world's oceans, one quarter of all marine species spend some portion of their life on a reef.

The petition cites scientific studies on the dangers to Hawai‘i’s coral reefs and coastal ecosystems posed by oxybenzone ... making Hawai‘i the first place in the world to ban the sale and ...

Nearly a quarter of all ocean species rely on the reefs. William… Coral reefs across the globe once again endure mass bleaching amid warming oceans, scientists say Coral reef bleaching across ...