Biomineralized composites, which are usually composed of microscopic mineral building
blocks organized in 3D intercrystalline organic matrices, have evolved unique structural …

Biominerals are organic–mineral composites formed by living organisms. They are the
hardest and toughest tissues in those organisms, are often polycrystalline, and their …

Ocean acidification is a threat to the net growth of tropical and deep-sea coral reefs, due to
gradual changes in the balance between reef growth and loss processes. Here we go …

The alarming rate of climate change demands new management strategies to protect coral
reefs. Environments such as mangrove lagoons, characterized by extreme variations in …

This study investigates the fundamental properties of shallow aragonite‐component
dominant porous coral reef limestone (CRL) to investigate its micromechanical properties …

Distinguishing between environmental and species-specific physiological signals, recorded
in coral skeletons, is one of the fundamental challenges in their reliable use as (paleo) …

Coral skeletons were long assumed to have a spherulitic structure, that is, a radial
distribution of acicular aragonite (CaCO3) crystals with their c-axes radiating from series of …

Parrotfish (Scaridae) feed by biting stony corals. To investigate how their teeth endure the
associated contact stresses, we examine the chemical composition, nano-and microscale …

Concerning the high demand for lightweight and multifunctional properties of engineering
structures, the coral skeleton-inspired sheet-based (CSS) structure, which was a novel bio …

Structures made by scleractinian corals support diverse ocean ecosystems. Despite the
importance of coral skeletons and their predicted vulnerability to climate change, few studies …