Science news articles about 'reef builders'

... new to science. While the colorful animals are not reef builders, they dominate some areas studied, covering up to 25 per cent of the ocean floor. They also provide ...

... by scientists at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, has raised hopes for the ability of the world ... expected" she explains. Acropora are the main reef-builders throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans ...

... corals indicates that a number of very important reef builders may be completely lost in near future ... species indicate that a number of very important reef builders may be completely lost in the near future ...

TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- An Israeli researcher says soft corals, long thought to be only minor contributors to reef growth, actually comprise massive parts of the world's reefs.

Dolomite, a mineral thought to be missing in modern coral reefs, has been found in a ‘reef builder’ – red algae.

... . Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at the University of Queensland say the rapid collapse ... that at some sites in the region, branching Acropora was the dominant reef builder until recent times. This raises ...