Sponsor spotlight : Guillaume from 3EConcept
Tell us a bit about yourself 🙂 Rather in responsible mode, I am an enthusiastic and persistent person. I founded the 3E concept group in…
21 December 2022 
coral reefs
Sponsor Spotlight : Corinna Bohle of DAVOSA
Tell us a bit about yourself 🙂 Hi, my name is Corinna Bohle. I‘m the managing director and owner of DAVOSA, an independent Swiss watch brand…
29 November 2022
Unexpected fish biodiversity on coral reefs unraveled by environmental DNA
Reef fish: an exceptional biodiversity Coral reefs are often referred to as the tropical rainforests of the seas due to their staggering richness and…
22 June 2022
Are mineral UV filters used in sunscreens less harmful to coral reefs?
Swimmers can choose sunscreens with chemical (organic) UV filters or mineral (inorganic) UV filters. The latter are natural particles, either zinc oxide (ZnO) or titanium…
4 March 2021
The link between the skeleton of reef-building corals and past climatic ocean conditions
Scleractinian corals and reef formation Coral reefs’ structures are built thanks to the skeleton of Scleractinian corals. These corals begin their life cycle as motile…
3 February 2021
Coral reef restoration: sexual or asexual reproductions of corals
Why restore coral reefs? 25% of marine biodiversity depends on or lives in coral reefs and 275 million people depend on them directly for a…
3 December 2020
Coral adaptation to climate change
The oceanic heat waves are getting closer and closer together. Over the last two decades, we have had four! Unfortunately, 2016 and 2017 were brutal…
28 March 2019
Corallivory in coral reefs
Molluscs, reef fishes, echinoderms, crustaceans and annelids – who are these corallivores and which roles do they play in coral reefs? During his expeditions aboard…
28 February 2019
How rat density alters coral reef productivity
In tropical areas, the invasive rats decimate seabird populations. These latter play a key role in the functioning of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, such as…
24 July 2018
Coral Reef Protection: where do we stand?
Wednesday 4 July 2018 saw the handover of the presidency of the ICRI (International Coral Reef Initiative) secretariat from France to the Principality of Monaco,…
6 July 2018Ten Things YOU CAN DO to Help Save CORAL REEFS
For the recently launched International Year of the Reef, the International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) is urging its members and all others interested in…
19 March 2018