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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Green turtles are vegetarian, so they eat ... reef, meaning that you can find turtles to swim with here. Best travel time: May – October (Green Sea Turtle, Loggerhead, Hawksbill, Flatback, Olive ...

Australian researchers are designing a global real-time monitoring system to help save the world's coral reefs from further ...