The 'Reef Adapt' ... Researchers Use the Sounds of Healthy Coral Reefs to Encourage Growth of a New Species of Coral Larvae Oct. 23, 2024 — Healthy coral reefs echo with a chorus of grunts and ...

After that window, sound had little effect. Coral reefs support more than a quarter of all marine animals, protect coastlines from strong waves and storms, and provide food and tourism ...

Now, researchers have shown that broadcasting the sounds of healthy reefs is a way to encourage larval corals to repopulate degraded sites and help revitalize them. A recent study done by ...

Researchers are exploring innovative techniques to support the restoration of coral reefs, with a new study revealing the potential of 'acoustic enrichment.' This method, which uses sounds from ...

Overfishing, irresponsible tourism, coastal construction, nutrient runoff, and climate change are all threats to coral reefs. However, hope is not lost. In a recent study, scientists used the sounds ...

Climate change is decimating the likelihood of survival for a large portion of the world's coral reefs, according to new ...

Healthy coral reefs echo with a chorus of grunts and purrs from fish feeding, looking for mates, or defending their territories, underscored by the persistent crackling of snapping shrimp. Larval ...

It’s a bit of a brave move to get somebody with a conservation background asking quite strong and pointed questions on ...

Ben will share stories of this work, and how it has fed into major coral reef restoration projects. Ben’s extensive sound bank of healthy, degraded and regenerated coral reefs sits at the heart of a ...