"Reef biodiversity" refers to the variety of different plant and animal species living in a reef ecosystem, such as coral reefs. It describes the diversity and richness of life found in these underwater habitats. Full definition
The study provides the initial steps necessary to investigate the origins of coral reef biodiversity from deeper reef origins. (sciencedaily.com)
Threatened centers of endemism are major biodiversity hotspots, and conservation efforts targeted toward them could help avert the loss of tropical reef biodiversity. (science.sciencemag.org)
A recent assessment of reef biodiversity by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature found that a third of shallow - water corals that build reefs faced extinction — with those in the Caribbean at greatest risk. (newscientist.com)