Healthy coral reefs can significantly reduce hurricane damage for coastlines, yet many still face harms, including pollution and ship damage, that people have the power to stop.
- Professor of Marine Ecology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Coral reefs underpin tourism and small fisheries, but are under threat from rising ocean temperatures.
Coral reefs will stop growing and many will start to erode if global warming hits 2°C, according to a new study of 400 sites.
A widely held view in ocean conservation asserts that parrotfish are key to healthy coral reefs. But evidence suggests that the relationship is more complicated.
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