Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing coral-eating starfish populations, according to a study published in ...

Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing coral-eating starfish populations, according to a study published in ...

This impedes new corals from settling and surviving on the reef, and locks the ecosystem into a state of low growth and poor recovery. In this context, it is easy to see why protecting algae-eating ...

You may not think of fish as being noisy, but they can actually be a pretty vocal bunch. A new AI system is able to quickly ...

The prey fish, in turn, are eaten by many species ... is a voracious feeder that can eat living corals because of a unique adaptation: a wax-digesting enzyme system. Populations of the starfish ...

Overfishing of sharks is linked to coral reef destruction. Without sharks, smaller fish stop eating coral-eating starfish.

We've also sued to protect these delicate corals from the overfishing of fish that eat marine algae — fish whose activities sustain entire reef ecosystems — as well as to obtain a proposed recovery ...

We've also sued to protect these delicate corals from the overfishing of fish that eat marine algae — fish whose activities sustain entire reef ecosystems — as well as to obtain a proposed recovery ...

Researchers have found crabs are key predators of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish and could be a hidden link to what ...

Researchers have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world's hottest sea, exhibit a higher tolerance to temperature fluctuations compared to those from more thermally stable coral reefs.

In this context, it is easy to see why protecting algae-eating fish has become a cornerstone of coral reef conservation. This paradigm assumes that restoring populations of “grazing” species ...