which make this an ocean on the edge. The marine diversity found on coral reefs supports a billion people yet 25 per cent of the world's reefs are at risk and around a third of Indian Ocean coral ...

Though it covers almost three-fourths of the planet, the ocean is mostly a vast, empty wasteland ... Suddenly, the coral reef is illuminated; this is the Palauan oasis in an oceanic desert ...

NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam's Nha Trang obscure an open secret: The life-giving coral reefs below are dying. The waters are eerily devoid of fish. The ...

A partnership to safeguard globally significant coral reefs. © Paul Mckenzie / WWF-HK Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of our ocean, but they are home to 25% of its ...

But the greatest threat of all threats to coral reefs is carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels, which leads to ocean warming and acidification. Leading coral biologist Charles Veron has ...

This relationship between the zooxanthellae and the coral polyps is an excellent example of a mutually beneficial relationship, also known as symbiosis. Although they occupy less than 0.1% of the ...