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What the Coral Reef Collapse Means for the Ecosystem

Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions have been highly political issues since the terms went mainstream nearly three ...
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We witnessed the likely end for two iconic Florida coral species | Opinion

Three marine scientists describe what they saw in the summer of 2023, when more than 95% of elkhorn and staghorn coral bleached and died in Florida’s coral reef.

2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, study finds – we witnessed the reef’s bleaching and devastation

The crucial reef-building corals were decimated by a marine heat wave in the Florida Keys. Can advances in restoration help ...

Heat Has Essentially Wiped Out 2 Key Coral Species on Florida Reefs

Elkhorn and staghorn coral are now functionally extinct around the state, researchers say, meaning they no longer play any ...

Critical Florida corals now ‘functionally extinct’ due to off-the-charts ocean temperatures

Recent record-breaking ocean temperatures have killed off so many elkhorn and staghorn corals, they are on the verge of disappearing completely, scientists have found.