the algae perform photosynthesis, providing energy to the corals while benefiting from the nutrients produced by the corals The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system ...

The Largest Living Structure on Earth Imagine something so vast that it's visible even from space—this is the Great Barrier ...

When the algae leaves, the coral is left without its main source of food and it turns white. When bleaching occurs, the corals turn white and lose their colour The Great Barrier Reef is a Unesco ...

In a new study, they track the rapid rate at which coral colonies in the Southern Great Barrier Reef faced bleaching ... the symbiotic algae living in coral tissue become overwhelmed and begin ...

Travelers can also enjoy an array of local brews at Cairns' Barrier Reef Brewing Co. For those who plan to linger farther south in Townsville, Australian restaurants like A Touch of Salt ...

Corals have a symbiotic relationship with a tiny marine algae called 'zooxanthellae ... 80 per cent of corals in some areas of the Great Barrier Reef. Bleaching events of this nature are happening ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is undergoing its third mass bleaching episode ... When ocean waters warm, coral start to expel photosynthetic algae, a major energy source for the animal colonies. Such ...

A planned lock and dam system there would include an electric barrier ... the Great Lakes. The carp were imported from Asia to the southern U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s to control algae blooms ...

The Great Barrier Reef, stretching over 2,300 kilometers ... parrotfish are intriguing residents of the reef. They are named for their parrot-like beaks, which they use to scrape algae off coral.

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic ... causing them to expel ...