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. Latest Research and Reviews Depth drive shifts in the fish and benthic assemblages of the South ...
Recent research advances on these topics are reviewed with respect to three spatial scales, e.g., the large-scale long-wave guiding and trapping, the medium-scale hydrodynamics in a reef-lagoon-channel system, and the local wave-structure interaction. This paper includes the descriptions of, ...
the coral reef is the source of atmospheric CO2,otherwise the coral reef acts as a sink of atmospheric CO2.The recent work has established the preliminary understanding on the biogeochemical process of coral reef carbon cycle,thus the ongoing research will cover the mechanism of efficient organic ...
In recent decades, standardized sampling units have been proposed as a means to quantify the diversity and composition of benthic assemblages in a consistent manner across space and time. In this study, we use Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) which are designed to partially mimic the 3...
Coral reef bleaching, the ecological phenomenon of whitening of reefs, results from the loss of symbiotic zooxanthellae and/or a reduction in photosynthetic pigment concentrations in zooxanthellae residing within the gastrodermal tissues of host animals. Bleaching can be triggered by a variety of environ...
SYDNEY, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Reef-building algae species have a unique molecular makeup that could help future coral reefs withstand climate change, pointing to better understanding of environmental impacts on the major marine ecosystems, according to the latest Australian research. ...
one that is getting severely damaged by the rising temperatures which are causing the coral polyps to reject their zooxanthellae friends, removing their color and food source.Scientists estimate the phenomenon of rising temperatures combined with disease has destroyed the coral reef population by more ...
Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. They support high biodiversity of multicellular organisms that strongly rely on associated microorganisms for health and nutrition. However, the extent of the coral reef microbiome diversity and
resources. Our results suggest that when fishers facing common dilemmas form cooperative communication ties with direct resource competitors, they may achieve positive gains in reef fish biomass and functional richness. Our work provides key empirical insight to a growing body of research on social-...
The death of corals critically affects reef communities, as corals provide an important trophic link as well as the main habitat structure. While natural disturbance is an important factor affecting reef interactions, species diversity and evolution, chronic anthropogenic disturbances combined with ...