Coral curator Christina Jayne discusses how coral pyramids will be outplanted at two sites as a restoration and enhancement ...

While plants and some bacteria can make their ... jeopardizing the living coral that makes up reefs. Covered with long, venomous spikes, the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is ...

Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn ...

individual coral reefs, and every one of them is in a different condition. Narrator: It's also the world's largest living structure as well as a home to thousands of plant and animal species.

Within the structure of the coral reefs, members of almost every phyla of plants and animals live and die, adding particles and organic material to the sediment, and contributing to the efficient ...

A new Community-Based Coral Restoration Area (CBCRA), established in South Maui, is offering damaged corals a chance to ...

The red coral colonies that were transplanted a decade ago on the seabed of the Medes Islands have survived successfully. They are very similar to the original communities and have contributed to the ...

Without healthy coral reefs, the islands wouldn’t even exist ... corals are technically considered tiny animals since, unlike ...

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Reporting in Proceedings Biological Sciences, researchers found that a species of branching coral benefitted from a reef-dwelling crab, especially when the coral was heat-stressed and wounded.

Extracts from animals and plants living on reefs have been used to develop treatments for asthma, arthritis, cancer and heart disease. Explore the risks facing coral reefs.