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A new paper examines the rarely explored coral reefs in deep water, where less than 1% of light from the surface makes it through. The research identifies how these corals are able to survive in such a dark place.

What factors govern algae's success as 'tenants' of their coral hosts both under optimal conditions and when oceanic temperatures rise?

A newly identified genus and species of worm-like, freshwater clam, commonly known as a shipworm, eats rock and expels sand as scat while it burrows like an ecosystem engineer in the Abatan River in the Philippines.

Dominant, non-native plants reduce wetland biodiversity and abundance more than native plants do, researchers report. Even native plants that dominate wetland landscapes play better with others, the team found.

When plants absorb excess light energy during photosynthesis, reactive oxygen species are produced, potentially causing oxidative stress that damages important structures. Plants can suppress the production of reactive oxygen species by oxidizing P700 (the reaction center chlorophyll in photosystem I). A new study has revealed more about this vital process.

A team of international experts including La Trobe University ecologist Nick Bond, led by the University of Canterbury, are calling for urgent global change to how we manage and model river ecosystems.

A world-first study at James Cook University in Australia has found an alternative to antibiotics for treating bacterial infections in green sea turtles.