Shorter food chains could mean reefs are less able to weather changes in food availability, threatening an already vulnerable ...

Food chains in the coral reefs of the Caribbean are up to 70% shorter today than in the past, and fish living there have a ...

Feeding on phytoplankton, zooplankton constitute the second link in the marine food chain and serve as a primary food source for fish larvae and many other marine organisms.

Human activity has lessened the resilience of modern coral reefs by restricting the food-fueled energy flow that moves ...

Fossil fish ear stones reveal that today’s coral reefs have shorter food chains and less diversity than ancient reefs before human impact.

Focusing on the regeneration of food resources, Nereid was conceived to encourage the growth of phytoplankton and filter-feeding shellfish, which form the foundation of the marine ecosystem's food ...

An animal ecologist researching large marine animals such as whales and dolphins, Assistant Professor Iwata Takashi of the Graduate School of Maritime Sciences has performed surveys in oceans across ...