The extra amino acid means the "robust" corals are less dependent on their external food sources than the "complex" types such as the staghorn corals, it said. All coral species are host to the symbiodinium microscopic algae that provide corals with nutrients, energy to form hard skeletal fram...
stromatolites formed massive reefs in this planet's primitive oceans. While stromatolites look much like coral reefs, they are actually formed from living microorganisms, both animal and plant-like. These microorganisms trap and
say, tropical or temperate marine environments, which have incredibly diverse fish populations.Coral reefs, for example, support over 4000 types of fish, along with sponges, crustaceans, and many other organisms.So, exactly when and how did the Notothenioids come to dominate the southern ocean?
Worldwide demand for angular sand is now so high that the seabed, riverbeds and coastlines are being destroyed for it; sometimes to such an extent that it has terminal consequences for our environment. Mining sands from the seabed is responsible for the destruction of coral reefs, discarded eco...
Coastal Defense quantifies how natural habitats (oyster and coral reefs, tidal marshes, seagrass beds) protect coastal areas by reducing wave-induced erosion and inundation. It uses standard engineering techniques to help users estimate how and where to restore or conserve critical habitat and i...
Huang Hui, a noted coral reef expert and researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, said environmental protection is not just a matter for scientists and government agencies, but relates to everyone. ...
"There is a great need in healthcare, nanotechnology and other areas to improve our ability to see tiny objects that elude even the most powerful optical systems. The hyperlens we are developing is, potentially, a giant step toward solving this problem," says Natalia Litchinitser, PhD, profes...
Worldwide demand for angular sand is now so high that the seabed, riverbeds and coastlines are being destroyed for it; sometimes to such an extent that it has terminal consequences for our environment. Mining sands from the seabed is responsible for the destruction of coral reefs, discarded eco...