Research shows nighttime drops in oxygen force fish to use more energy and could affect the health of entire reef ecosystems Abu Dhabi, UAE: A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that small coral ...

Reef "beauty salons" staffed by tiny cleaner fish aren t just for parasite removal they may also shape the microbial life of the entire ecosystem. A fascinating new study shows these bustling fish ...

Red lionfish, Pterois volitans, a non-native marine species with potential to cause significant damage to Caribbean coral reefs, reached Barbados in late 2011. In 2012, before lionfish became locally ...

Swim along the edge of a coral reef and you'll often see schools of sleek, torpedo-shaped fishes gliding through the currents, feeding on tiny plankton from the water column. For decades, scientists ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. New research has found that the protection of coral reefs has boosted the amount of fish they harbor by around 10%. The study used survey data from ...

Why are there so many species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it's because about 50 million years ago, some fish figured out how to bite food from hard surfaces. Evolution doesn't ...

The functioning of high-diversity ecosystems, such as coral reefs, is intrinsically tied to the integrity and efficiency of the trophic pathways within these systems. Coral reef productivity depends, ...

Human activity has lessened the resilience of modern coral reefs by restricting the food-fueled energy flow that moves through the food chains of these critical ecosystems, reports an international ...