The threats to reef-building corals were last assessed for the IUCN Red List in 2008, and at that time one-third were found to be threatened. During the assessment, coral species around the world ...

These corals—species with rigid skeletons, such as elkhorn and brain corals—are the architects of these ecosystems, providing the foundations for coral reef communities. Coral reefs perform ...

WASHINGTON— The National Marine Fisheries Service proposed today to change the status of the pillar coral, a species found in Florida waters and elsewhere in the Caribbean, from threatened to ...

"In addition, future impacts from climate change are not well understood, but increasing temperatures may shift species' distributions and increasing acidity may weaken coral skeletons ...

Understanding the sex life of coral gives hope of clawing it back from the path to extinction Date: September 21, 2023 Source: Southern Cross University Summary: Scientists have mapped the ...

Monitoring two coral species off the coast of Hawaii, one team found that local adaptations in response to near-severe heat stress allowed certain populations to endure such events. From ...

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Adult fragments of a coral species can better tolerate bleaching and recover faster when treated with tougher heat-evolved symbionts, new research from the Australian Institute of Marine Science ...

Scientists urge divers, recreational charters, residents and visitors exploring the waters of South Florida to look for an invasive soft coral species that has been reported on the nearby ...

They collected some of the corals and, taking a closer look, realized they’d discovered a new species: Ofwegenum coronalucis, or Ofwegen’s crown of light soft coral. Crown of light soft corals ...