A study led by Associate Professor Kelton McMahon at University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography has found ...

New research shows coral reef food webs are more isolated and fragile than expected, with key fish species tied to narrow ...

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 ...

Congruent trophic pathways underpin global coral reef food webs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021; 118 (39): e2100966118 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2100966118 ...

Ultimately contributing to the high productivity of coral reefs. Ole Brodnicke, says: “I believe that this study can bring research focus back to the bottom of the marine food web.

If history’s closest analog is any indication, the look of the oceans will change drastically in the future as the coming greenhouse world alters marine food webs and gives certain species advantages ...

Coral reefs are vital ecosystems that sustain millions of people, yet they face a growing crisis. Rising ocean temperatures are causing coral bleaching, a process where heat disrupts the relationship ...

When coral dies Tiny, mobile invertebrates — between 0.125 and 4 millimetres in size — are ubiquitous inhabitants of the surfaces of all reef structures and are the main food source for ...

The capacity of coral reefs to provide ecosystem services such as food and jobs, relied on by millions of people worldwide, has declined by half since the 1950s, according to a new study. Other ...

Laura Carreón-Palau, Christopher C. Parrish, Jorge A. del Angel-Rodríguez, Horacio Pérez-España, Sergio Aguiñiga-García, Revealing organic carbon sources fueling a coral reef food web in the Gulf of ...

The study examined the feeding habits of more than 600 species found on six different coral reefs near Okinawa, Hawaii, the West Indies, New Caledonia, Madagascar and the Marshall Islands. Despite ...

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 ...