Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

Infected sea urchin on Reunion Island. Photo credit: Jean-Pascal Quod.

and reduce resilience of coral to bleaching and disease. We found water quality in rivers flowing to the reef – one of the world’s seven natural wonders – had declined over the past two decades.

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system. It stretches over 2,300 kilometres along the coast of Queensland, Australia. Made up of nearly 3,000 reefs and 900 islands, it is ...

Sea urchins play a crucial role as 'gardeners' of the reefs, preventing the proliferation of algae that could smother corals. A similar disease had already decimated sea urchin populations in the ...

the mushroom corals are gradually pushed down to the fore reef area, which is generally a calmer, sandy seabed environment. From there, a coral can use its active mobility, or “walking ...

Coral reef ecosystems are generally high in biodiversity, most often found in shallow tropical seas, and are threatened by factors including ocean acidification, global warming and sea level rise.

which are essential for maintaining healthy coral reef ecosystems. Infected sea urchin on Reunion Island. Credit: Jean-Pascal Quod The study, led by Dr. Omri Bronstein from the School of Zoology at ...

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With sea urchin populations collapsing at unprecedented rates, the research community is urgently working to understand the mechanisms behind the outbreak and explore possible mitigation strategies.