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Australia’s biggest natural wonder is a huge draw for tourists and fish alike. Here’s everything you need to know about the ...
But The Reefline isn’t just about eye candy for underwater tourists. It’s built with serious science behind it. Coral expert ...
With too few tritons on the reef, crown-of-thorns starfish populations can explode, jeopardizing the living coral that makes up reefs. Covered with long, venomous spikes, the crown-of-thorns ...
A new theory explains how juvenile crown-of-thorns sea stars (commonly known as starfish) can destabilize coral reefs. The 'degraded reef framework' explains how the loss of live coral ...
A new study suggests that the removal of predatory fish such as sharks from coral reefs may be a key factor driving outbreaks ...
New research shows that Australians care deeply about the Great Barrier Reef (GBR)—one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the ...
According to an expert, the hunting of crown-of-thorns starfish has helped restore some of the coral reef that had been devastated by environmental changes. Takashi Nakamura, an associate ...
About ‘hoovers’ and ‘killers’ in coral reefs - our report in category News in DiveInside - the fresh online magazine of Taucher.Net ...
In addition to the starfish, high temperatures and typhoons also pose serious threats to coral reefs, the agency said. Coral ...
Crown-of-thorns starfish are pictured near the Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands) in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of the Taiwanese Coral Reef Society Last year, Jeng, who is honorary chairman ...