These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.

South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest of the sea.

Predators like parrot fish leave newly transplanted coral with less than a 40% survival rate, but researchers say the biodegradable cages boost that to over 90%.

South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest of the sea.

By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...

Due to climate change, coral reefs are declining rapidly. Between 2023 and mid-May 2024, scientists have confirmed mass coral bleaching in at least 62 countries and territories worldwide. Coral ...

South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest of the sea.

Restoration can take other forms, including removing species that eat corals (such as parrot fish), transferring coral spawn, ... the coverage of coral reefs has declined by at least 50%.

We tied 15 fragments to the frame. Then we hopped in a boat and motored out to a nursery in 30 feet of water, well removed from the larger reef — and any coral-munching parrot fish or cushion stars.

“Parrot fish on the reef really, really enjoy biting a newly transplanted coral,” Pisano said. “They treat it kind of like popcorn.” Trump appears at attorney Dan Newlin’s Orlando-area ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what ...