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The coral reef ecosystem of China's Huangyan Island is healthy, with the establishment of a national nature reserve there in ...

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BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday released a survey report on the coral reef ecosystem of Huangyan Dao, located in Sansha City of the southernmost Hainan Province.

Coral reefs are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. What are the abiotic and biotic interactions that structure this diverse ecosystem? Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a ...

The Great Barrier Reef stretches for 1,429 miles just off Australia's northeastern coast. Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Image Tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, but these ...

University of British Columbia botanists have discovered parasites thought only to infect tropical coral reefs in cold marine ecosystems. C. californica that tested positive for corallicolids.

Parasites thought only to infect tropical coral reefs have been discovered in a large variety of creatures in cold marine ecosystems along the Northeast Pacific, according to new research. Parasites ...

Coral reefs are highly sensitive to changing conditions in the oceans and global warming poses the greatest threat to these vibrant ecosystems. — Glenn NICHOLLS The world's tropical coral reefs have ...

Oysters are so much more than a seafood delicacy. They’re ecosystem engineers, capable of building remarkably complex reefs. These structures act as the kidneys of the sea, cleaning the water and ...