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 ...

What would happen if all the coral reefs died off? Coral reefs are filled with colorful ocean life. But they're in danger of dying off. The planet has already lost 50% of its coral in the last 30 ...

Mar. 26, 2025 — Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and Elkhorn (A. palmata ...

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 ...

Corals: Scientists warn us that coral reefs will vanish by mid-century unless we reduce CO2 pollution. Soon most corals will be surrounded by waters that are bad for their growth. In some areas of the ...

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 ...

These forked or branched fragments can then become wedged into other coral rubble and reattach to the reef substrate (Tunnicliffe 1981). The ocean side of the reef begins the fore-reef ...