Food chains in the coral reefs of the Caribbean are up to 70% shorter today than in the past, and fish living there have a ...

Human activity has lessened the resilience of modern coral reefs by restricting the food-fueled energy flow that moves ...

Caribbean reef food webs have compressed by up to 70% over the past 7,000 years as fish diets converge and ecosystems become simpler.

Shorter food chains could mean reefs are less able to weather changes in food availability, threatening an already vulnerable ...

Coral reefs are often described in scientific terms: ecosystems rich in biodiversity, natural storm barriers, and sources of food and income. Yet for many scientists, the path into reef research did ...

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a ...

We were not expecting to see this level of biodiversity in the Argentine deep sea, and are so excited to see it teeming with ...

For more than a quarter billion years, coral reefs did far more than brighten shallow seas. Long before humans appeared, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vast expanses of coral in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have died as a result of extremely high water temperatures. (David ...

" These incredible structures are built by tiny animals called polyps that secrete calcium carbonate to form their hard skeletons. They occur in more than 100 countries and territories, and whilst ...

Hawaii has plenty of gorgeous coral reefs that snorkelers love to explore, but the science behind the reefs is just as ...