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 ...

They are a valuable part of the food chain in coral seas ... marine animals looking for food often mistake plastic bags for moon jellies. Found throughout the outer edges of reef areas in the ...

"This data fills important knowledge gaps, such as how small cryptic animals support coral reefs from the bottom of the food chain, all the way up to bigger predators." Dr Wolfe believes that the ...

Of course, the cows themselves are prey to other animals, like humans and coyotes. Now we have a simple food ... reef, crown-of-thorns starfish populations can explode, jeopardizing the living ...

In particular, a large and unchecked population of small mesopredatory fish can have impacts down the food chain ... in mesopredatory reef fishes on a coral reef, Journal of Animal Ecology ...

Is coral an animal ... to capture food. Like insects, polyps have an exoskeleton. A planula builds its skeleton by secreting calcium carbonate from its base. A planula joins a reef by attaching ...

The study says that the resulting losses disrupt the coral reefs' ecosystems and food chains that lead to declines in functionally ... it’s essential for securing a brighter future for these ...

Completely submerged in light-infused water, the girl spies a sea turtle, witnesses the food chain in action, and observes how adaptation and cooperation enable coral reef animals’ survival.

Storm surges and coral bleaching do something similar underwater. UC Santa Barbara scientists investigated how these two kinds of disturbances might affect coral reefs. They found that coral ...

A massive survey of hundreds of coral reefs along the coasts of nearly 60 ... that would otherwise gobble up fish further down the food chain that graze on algae. Without these herbivorous fish ...