After 10,000 years, they're now gone. Nearly all of Florida’s critically endangered Acropora coral colonies are now dead, after a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023. This marks the species’ ...
New research reports the functional extinction of Acropora corals from Florida's Coral Reef. Scientists have documented catastrophic mortality of these critically endangered corals following a ...
A new study paints a gloomy picture of the future of tropical coral reefs. Researchers say Acropora, the most common genus of coral with the most different species, could lose the fight against the ...
New research reports the functional extinction of Acropora corals from Florida's Coral Reef. Scientists have documented catastrophic mortality of these critically endangered corals following a ...
Coral Gardens Reef in Belize remains a refuge for Acropora spp. coral despite widespread devastation in other areas of the western North Atlantic/Caribbean, according to a new study. Coral Gardens ...
"The book is complemented by a CD-ROM [Staghorn corals of the world, a key to species of Acropora] containing a LucID-based key to all species of Acropora and a photo library of type specimens from ...
Model animals, such as mice and fruit flies, have provided scientists with powerful insights into how cellular biology works. However, model animals are really just a guide, and it can be risky to ...
A fragment of Acropora pulchra grows on a coral tree in the Piti Coral Ocean Nursery in November 2019. The nursery is one of several created in Guam's waters by the University of Guam and several ...
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