With the future of the world's coral reefs threatened by climate change ... It could also have knock-on effects between species and up the food chain, she added. Human-driven climate change ...

While plants and some bacteria can make their own food ... too few tritons on the reef, crown-of-thorns starfish populations can explode, jeopardizing the living coral that makes up reefs.

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing a ... threatening the species and food chains that rely on them with collapse. This marks the world’s fourth global bleaching event, and the second ...

For example, reef sharks tend to occupy the apex predator position in the coral reef food chain. As top predators, they help regulate the populations of lower-level predators, such as smaller reef ...

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense ... algae that live inside them and are a food source for the corals.

Global warming, pollution, and human activities such as tourism and fishing have led to the widespread degradation of coral reefs. Scientists warn that if current trends continue, over 90% of global ...

It is projected that by 2050 more than 90 percent of the Coral Triangle’s reefs will be critically threatened by climate impacts. As reefs fail, food insecurity in the region will become calamitous.

The spotted lobster doesn’t just live on coral reefs ... the role that lobster play in the marine food chain and in South Florida’s struggling reef system. Researchers also documented lobster ...