Coral reefs are demolished from within, by bio-eroding sponges. Seeking refuge from predators, these sponges bore tunnels into the carbonate coral structures, thus weakening the reefs. Scientists from ...
April 27, 2009 - A new study appearing in Restoration Ecology describes a novel technique for reattaching large sponges that have been dislodged from coral reefs. The findings could be generally ...
Could Coral Reefs Become Sponge Reefs In the Future? International research has suggested that many coral species won’t survive beyond the end of this century, but marine biologists at Victoria ...
The Indo-Pacific is the largest marine biogeographical region on Earth and a global center of marine biodiversity.