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 ...

New research reveals the remarkable chemical diversity of substances exuded by coral reefs and demonstrates that thousands of ...

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 ...

The coral reefs of Nha Trang, Vietnam, are in severe decline due to climate change, overfishing, and pollution ...

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 ...

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 ...

The bounty of the ocean is coming to an end ... “Now I usually go home empty-handed,” he said. Southeast Asia’s coral reefs make up over a third of the world’s coral reefs and are part ...

“It’s like dropping a nutrient bomb into the middle of an empty desert ... tiny creatures like coral and sponge; when the ice ...

Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of the world's ocean surface but provide a home for at least 25% of all marine species. There are more than 2000 species of coral in the world, and most are found ...