They expect between 70% and 90% of the world's coral reefs will be lost. Scientists and conservationists are scrambling to intervene. Local communities have cleanup programs to remove litter from ...

About 20 percent of leaf litter decomposition is credited to these ... but it would only get worse from there. Coral reefs are critical to local ecosystems, providing shelter to thousands of ...

Coral reefs are not just fishing hotspots, they're often tourist attractions too, which has led to issues with litter. Keep your rubbish with you and never drop it into waterways. Care for your local ...

Coral reefs perform many important functions, such as buffering coastlines and providing habitat for one-fourth of all marine species. In the U.S. alone, these ecological services are worth an ...

A partnership to safeguard globally significant coral reefs. © Paul Mckenzie / WWF-HK Coral reefs cover less than 0.1% of our ocean, but they are home to 25% of its ...

A new study suggests that the removal of predatory fish such as sharks from coral reefs may be a key factor driving outbreaks of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish. Dr. Mark Meekan and Dr ...

Researchers combine acoustic monitoring with a neural network to identify fish activity on coral reefs by sound. They trained the network to sort through the deluge of acoustic data automatically, ...