For people who are not experts, what are the signs of a collapsing reef system? Firstly, less color, because there’s less ...

A ministerial statement said the initiative, funded by USAID with a total of $14.25 million, aims at protecting and sustaining the Red Sea's coral reef environment.

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Tropical coral reefs encrust the coastlines of islands and continents near Earth’s equator but this zone, which has offered ...

Groundwater input to coral reefs directly affects water chemistry and triggers a cascade of changes in the coastal ecosystem, ...

Although the Great Barrier Reef survived sea level rise roughly 11,000 years ago, the world was very different back then. Coral reefs faced less stress from human impacts. And ocean temperatures ...

Most coral reefs do not thrive in nutrient-poor “marine deserts” as once believed, but instead flourish in nutrient-rich ...

Environmental science and conservation news. Citations: Apprill, A., & Salerno, J. L. (2025). Reef water microorganisms as diagnostic indicators for coral reef ecosystem management and sustainability.