Science news articles about 'coral reef areas'

... months starting in November 2003, and the change in coral cover and seaweed growth was measured. "For the cages ... Hay noted. Prior to the experiment, the coral reef areas studied had just four to five ...

... surveys found overwhelmingly that people visiting coral reef areas did not think that human use and access ... 500 residents and tourists visiting seven coral reef sites in the Hawaiian Islands, including ...

... reefs of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands make up the majority of U.S. coral reef area, and we should all be proud that they are some of the most pristine in the world, and fully protected under U.S ...

... larvae, or facetotectans, are found amongst marine plankton in oceans from the poles to the tropics. In coral reef areas they occur dizzying diversity, even though they are ubiquitous and similar to ...

... populations, if we want to know the evolutionary effects of overfishing. The fish population in coral reef areas is often assessed by snorkelers or SCUBA divers, but new research shows that these ...