Shell-forming animals like corals, crabs, oysters and urchins are getting hit first because ocean acidification robs ... oysters and reef fish to crabs, whales and sea otters. Like global warming, the ...

Castello Aragonese offers a natural analogue for an unnatural process: The acidification that has ... were all missing. Sea urchins, commonplace away from the vents, were also absent; they can ...

A new study by Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota has revealed a potential link between red tide algal blooms and long-term ...

There are growing concerns about the worldwide expansion of coral reef destruction. Research team: “This is an extremely ...

The Caribbean, Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean are critical regions for the world's coral reefs, and mortality rates for sea urchins in these areas are very high—over 90 percent. As of now ...

Sea urchins play a crucial role as 'gardeners' of the reefs ... Rising water temperatures, ocean acidification, and changes in marine currents can stress marine organisms, making them more vulnerable ...

I write about the ocean, climate change ... Despite their low numbers, sea otters consume voracious kelp-eating sea urchins at a high enough rate that kelp forests continue to persist and provide ...

“The Caribbean, Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean are critical regions for the world’s coral reefs, and mortality rates for sea urchins in these areas are very high — over 90 percent. As of ...

Shell-forming animals like corals, crabs, oysters and urchins are getting hit first because ocean acidification robs ... oysters and reef fish to crabs, whales and sea otters. Like global warming, the ...

Ocean acidification is often described as the evil twin of climate change. Prof Richard Twitchett explains what ocean acidification is and what it could mean for the planet. Earth's oceans are ...