While studying coral reefs in the South China Sea, tiny “vibrant red” creatures — less than half an inch wide — caught the ...

Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing coral-eating starfish populations ... in addition to reef fish and triton shells. "Using our newly developed eDNA techniques to detect ...

Not far beneath the surface of the Coral Sea, where the Great Barrier Reef lives, parrotfish teeth grind against rock, crab claws snap ... in mats of green and red have quietly taken hold.

Small crabs could be the invisible ... of Marine Science, said the coral-eating animals could cause significant damage to the already vulnerable reef, especially during their periodic population ...

whether this system is capable of fully restoring the functionality of a pristine coral reef remains to be seen," warns Zentner. Regarding red coral, it only makes sense to apply this methodology ...