Animalia Land-dwelling rats are upending life for coral reef fish. When rats invade tropical islands, they can trigger a chain reaction that reverberates all the way to coral reefs, researchers say ...

Non-native rats on tropical islands are changing fish behavior and it all comes down to bird poop. By Laura Baisas. Published Jan 6, ... which fertilizes the coral reef ecosystems.

A groundbreaking study of 7,000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef ...

They found that the perceived beauty of reef fish assemblages peaks in highly diverse tropical marine protected areas and can be boosted by conserving reefs in a coral-dominated state.

By John Cannon A new study suggests that more than 10% of the fish swimming in coral reefs are there because their habitats have been protected. Tropical reefs support vibrant communities of fish ...

By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...

Scientists have discovered for the first time that invasive rats on tropical islands are affecting the territorial behaviour of fish on surrounding coral reefs. The new study shows that the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Courtesy of Jacob Allgeier. Dr. Jacob Allgeier, professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at ...