Delicate coral reefs which provide habitat, food and shelter for millions of marine animals are being decimated by rising ...

Villagers in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin are preparing to dive underwater, aiding a Rs 50 crore government project to revive the ...

The fate of coral reefs has been written with a degree of certainty rare in climate science: at 1.5 degrees Celsius of global ...

Each year, public and private entities provide about $300 million ... and Sandys,” he added. That coral reefs, in addition to being majestic creations, shelter coastlines is an understanding ...

Fish use coral reefs for shelter and food ... reefs are worth tens of billions of dollars each year. Coral reefs provide the same for wildlife. Many fish use them as homes and hunting grounds.

A new study published inThe American Naturalist sheds light on the peculiar phenomenon of “grazing halos”—ghostly, vegetation ...

They provide food and shelter for aquatic creatures, protect beaches from erosion, and play an important role in the marine ecosystem. But in recent years, coral reefs have been experiencing ...

Coral reefs, often called the "rainforests of the sea," are among the most diverse and vital ecosystems on Earth. Made up of tiny organisms known as polyps, these reefs provide food, shelter ...

AND SO THE CORAL REEFS NEED CHECKUPS TOO ... “The corals supply food, they supply shelter, they play healthy water quality. They provide nursery grounds for juvenile fish,” said Coy.And ...

For corals that are used to providing most of ... depend on corals for food or shelter. In fact, nearly one-quarter of all known fish species live among coral reefs. Many studies have documented ...

The hard version of coral polyps produces limestone that is used to form layer after layer of a rigid coral skeleton. Groups ...

This year, researchers were devastated when a double tragedy hit the region’s pristine reefs ... algae live inside the coral and provide it with food in exchange for shelter.