Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen biodiversity pattern of coral reef fishes that suggests some fishes might be exceptionally vulnerable to environmental change.
Ecology
Feb 17, 2021
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The strange social structure of tiny fish called emerald coral gobies may be explained by family loyalty, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Feb 11, 2021
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To see—and survive—at night, some coral fish have developed visual adaptations that are similar to those of their cousins living in the ocean's darkest depths, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2021
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How the larvae of colorful clownfish that live among coral reefs in the Philippines are dispersed varies widely, depending on the year and seasons—a Rutgers-led finding that could help scientists improve conservation of ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 11, 2021
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The climate is changing, and heatwaves are becoming more common and intense as a result. For the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest structure of living tissue, the consequences are clear. The reef suffered its third ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 16, 2020
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Humans are experts at domesticating other species and our world would be unrecognizable without it. There would be no cities, no supermarkets, and no pets. Domestication is a special kind of cooperative relationship, where ...
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Dec 8, 2020
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New research involving the University of East Anglia (UEA) shows how conservation polices can avoid having unintended consequences for local ecosystems and people.
Ecology
Nov 30, 2020
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A team of researchers from Australia, Canada, the U.K. and New Zealand has found that some fish that eat microplastics are more likely to take risks, and because of that, wind up dying younger. In their paper published in ...
A group of thirteen researchers from six countries has released a new scientific paper rejecting an earlier study claiming ocean acidification has no effects of the behavior of coral reef fishes.
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Oct 22, 2020
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Scientists at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) have released their findings on the state of coral reefs in Palau. Their research, based on extensive underwater surveys, found Palau's reefs had the highest ...
Ecology
Oct 19, 2020
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