He postulated that fringing reefs develop close to the shoreline in shallow waters around volcanic islands (Figure 6). As a volcanic island begins to subside into the ocean over geological time ...

“Climate change poses an imminent threat to the world’s shallow-water coral reefs,” Julia Baum, a biologist at the University of Victoria who was not involved in this study, tells The Atlantic. “As ...

Hurricanes move massive amounts of sediment from shallow reefs to deep oceans, affecting ecosystems long-term.

Staghorn corals occur in shallow tropical reefs, slopes, and lagoons from Israel and Jordan to the eastern coast of Africa and all the way out to islands in the Pacific, such as Vanuatu and Kiribati.

Researchers at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School have found new guidance that will help elkhorn coral survive when ...

The coral fragment from the seafloor off the coast of the resort Siyam World Maldives in the Noonu Atoll had a stark contrast ...

Teahupo’o has a reputation as having some of the heaviest waves in the world, which have a unique form due to a shallow coral reef. It's also renowned for the consistent number of barrels it provides.

Modern coral reefs — whether deep or shallow — are under attack from a wide range of local and globally distributed anthropogenic factors. Dodge, R. E. & Vaisrys, J. R. Coral populations and ...

This subaquatic treasure (known as the first undersea park in the U.S.) features 70 nautical square miles of sparkling turquoise waters and the shallow-water living coral reefs of the Florida Keys ...