The mutually beneficial relationship between algae and modern corals -- which provides algae with shelter, gives coral reefs their colors and supplies both organisms with nutrients -- began more ...

“Our research for this project examines which biological traits and components of the coral holobiont—coral, algae, bacteria—influence a coral’s response and recovery to thermal stress,” marine ...

Coral reefs have soft tissue called polyp on their skeletal frames, which is made of calcium carbonate, and the bone structure and polyp layers grow over time. Ueda stabilized a coral fragment ...