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Constructing a Coral Reef: How Plants and Animals Create Coral Reef Ecosystems
Most people think coral is just colorful rock or plant life. It’s not. Coral reefs are built by living animals working together in massive colonies. Once you realize that, every dive feels different.
Anatomy of a polyp (Source: NOAA) Coral biology Corals are invertebrate animals belonging to a large group of colourful and fascinating animals called Cnidaria. Other animals in this group that you may have seen in rock pools or on the beach include jelly fish and sea anemones. Although Cnidarians exhibit a wide variety of colours, shapes and sizes, they all share the same distinguishing ...
Guide to Coral Reef Restoration: Optimizing efficiency and scale for in situ nurseries and outplanting (2025). Developed by the Coral Restoration Consortium’s (CRC) Field-based Propagation Working Group — a team of dedicated practitioners who worked together from 2018 to 2023. This guide brings together the most relevant, widely used methods and lessons learned from years of hands-on ...
Coral bleaching refers to the process by which coral lose their bright, vibrant colors and turn white. This happens when coral get stressed and “expel” the microscopic bacteria that live on them and ...
Labroots: New survey shows record amounts of coral in Great Barrier Reef
Here’s a little good news for the day: certain areas of the Great Barrier Reef have the highest amount of coral coverage seen in the reef in the last 36 years. The effects of climate changes have been ...