Resilience

Staghorn corals and juvenile bluehead wrasse in the late afternoon sun at Coral Gardens reef off the coast of Belize—Photograph by Karl Wirth

Reef Refugia

In Belize, scientists are studying a thriving coral reef and helping to spread its resilience into other reefs around the Caribbean.

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Prince of Darkness

Helmet jellyfish have taken over a Norwegian fjord, demonstrating the species’ tenacity and offering clues about environmental factors that can upend an ecosystem.

A school of twinspot snapper (Lutjanus bohar) use the complex structure of coral reefs for shelter. Photograph by Brian Zgliczynski/100 Island Challenge
Picture of Health

Despite myriad threats, some coral reefs are thriving, or rebounding, suggesting it may be far too early to write the obituary for these critical ecosystems.