Human activity has lessened the resilience of modern coral reefs by restricting the food-fueled energy flow that moves ...

Shorter food chains could mean reefs are less able to weather changes in food availability, threatening an already vulnerable ...

Fossil fish ear stones reveal that today’s coral reefs have shorter food chains and less diversity than ancient reefs before ...

South of Tampa Bay, in Florida, wedged between a quiet neighborhood and a mangrove forest, custom-designed aquariums are home to thousands of sea-urchin larvae that tumble and drift through the water.

Neighbors can be annoying. They may be loud or intrude on your space. But is it worth fighting with them? Parrotfish choose not to. The researchers spent days underwater observing the colorful fish, ...

A study of 7000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef food webs: as sharks declined by 75% and fish preferred by humans became smaller, prey fish ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first baby Caribbean king crabs born at Mote Aquaculture Research Park arrived Tuesday morning – less than a week after their ...

The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have joined forces to create a guide to coral reef restoration ...

SUMMERLAND KEY – Meet Big Red, a Caribbean king crab captured in the wild off of the upper Florida Keys that currently lives in climate controlled raceways at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s ...

Coral reefs provide habitats rich in biodiversity and offer protection against flooding. Climate change threatens their existence if sea-level rise (SLR) outpaces the ability of coral reefs to grow ...

Coral reefs may look similar at first glance, but their shapes, locations and structures reveal how they form – and how ...

Vibrant coral reefs teeming with marine life are diminishing throughout the Caribbean as global temperatures rise. Coral reefs are habitats that support the seafood industry, are barriers for coastal ...