But other species compete all their lives for limited resources of food, space, and mates ... Read about different competitive relationships on the reef. The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus ...

While plants and some bacteria can make their own food ... resembles the reef's rocky, algae- and coral-encrusted bottom, where it lies in wait for crustaceans and small fish, such as gobies.

Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From food security to controlling seaweed and even ...

Coral reefs have an estimated global value of £6 trillion each year, due in part to their contribution to fishing and tourism industries and the coastal protection they provide. More than 500 million ...

Coral reefs ... who depend on the reefs are from island nations and developing countries and take food directly from the reef ...

Similar to a sea anemone, a polyp has a squidgy body, with a mouth at the top surrounded by tentacles for capturing food. They often ... skeletons together form coral reefs. During the day, most ...

Reef sounds are beneficial to some marine animals, which use them to locate reefs – a source of food and shelter. For researchers, recent studies suggest that sound recordings could be an effective ...

Research shows that shipwrecks provide more complex structures with various microhabitats, attracting fish and offering both food and safety, making them more appealing than coral reefs.

The new species come from a group of small fish that live on the lower depths of coral reefs, researchers said. Shepherd B, Pinheiro HT, Najeeb A, Rocha CR, Rocha LA (2025) ZooKeys The fish’s ...