Coral reefs of the Red Sea are among the most thermally tolerant ecosystems globally, thriving under high temperatures and salinity that challenge most marine organisms. Spatial and temporal dynamics ...
A 2023 marine heat wave in the central Red Sea caused 100% of monitored sea anemones to bleach, followed by the death of 94-100% of clownfish and 66-94% of the anemones across three surveyed reefs.