Coral polyps, the reef's building blocks ... During such events, as many as 35 species on a single patch of reef release their egg and sperm bundles simultaneously, which means millions of ...

Each starfish can reach 1 metre in diameter and eat 10 square metres of coral reef each year. Read more Is cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch worth the effort? The starfish are native to ...

That’s how typical reef-building corals ... In the first few days of their lives, coral larvae need to attach themselves to a bare patch of seafloor, in a process called “settling.” ...

Colombo Port City’s latest attraction is a naturally occurring coral colony that’s growing rapidly around its breakwater. ..