More information: Pierre E. Galand et al, Diversity of the Pacific Ocean coral reef microbiome, Nature Communications (2023).DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38500-x. Alice Rouan et al, Telomere DNA length ...

Therefore, better understanding coral reef biodiversity ... Assembly rules of coral reef fish communities along the depth gradient. Current Biology, 2023; DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.02.040; ...

Coral reefs host millions of bacteria, ... But the biodiversity of these reef-dwelling microbes is unclear. Most studies examine animal species in a small area or focus on only one species.

Researchers have developed a method to measure coral biodiversity through extracting the environmental DNA (or eDNA) from a liter of surface seawater collected from above a reef. The method has ...

From unreliable surveys to environmental DNA precision. For years, coral surveys were carried out by trained divers and snorkelers who visited each reef, identified coral species one by one, and ...

By almost every measure, the coral in Tela Bay should be dead. Yet despite decades of pollution, industrial degradation, and heat waves that have decimated other reefs in the region, this reef on ...

Detecting coral biodiversity in seawater samples Coral eDNA has been accurately detected in seawater samples, and this has huge implications for coral reef conservation, says researchers.

The Coral Restoration Foundation has been on a mission to restore the reef, spending years planting and protecting various corals. But extreme heat is deadly for the ocean animals.

Global coral reef bleaching event is largest on record, report says 03:59. Scientists say they have found the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands, announcing Thursday a major ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels, a new ...