But in Australia’s northern Great Barrier Reef ... Hawksbill turtles eat sea sponges, which would otherwise crowd out coral in reef ecosystems. All species improve coastal ecosystems by planting ...

But that's just one of a dizzying number of ways that plants and animals determine ... A new study of sea turtles that live near the Great Barrier Reef has found that populations closest to ...

The Great Barrier ... animals, which is why they’re able to recognize themselves and travel far to find food. So, what do sharks eat in the wild then? They actually play a big role in keeping ...

Male sea turtles are disappearing from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. A new study of gender ... she said. “These animals are teenagers for an awfully long time. We won’t see the effects ...

Spanning nearly 133,000 square miles and home to more than 1,500 species of fish and over 400 species of hard corals, the Great Barrier Reef is an extremely critical marine ecosystem on the Earth ...

On Australia's Great Barrier ... groupers, turtles, and sharks. Except for turtles, I saw all of the above on the morning snorkel, including that six-foot white-tipped reef shark.

Marine scientists have found that parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have recorded their highest ... habitat for thousands of other plants and animals.” However, she noted that the ...