Researchers at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School have found new guidance that will help elkhorn coral survive when ...

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Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn ...

Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth, and among the most valuable. They nurture 25% of all ...

Instead, they prioritized staghorn coral, which resemble skinny deer antlers, and elkhorn coral, which look like thick moose antlers. These corals can grow quickly and can asexually form new ...

Home to silky sharks, myriad fish, and the critically endangered elkhorn coral, the reef teems with life and vibrancy. This story appears in the November 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine.

Yet due to global warming, already-delicate coral reefs throughout the Caribbean and along the coast of Florida are vanishing at unprecedented rates. Thanks to a scientific petition the Center ...

While some coral genotypes displayed resistance to either high nutrient levels or disease, none were resistant to both ...

That’s how typical reef-building corals, like the iconic elkhorn and staghorn species, with their antler-like appearance, produce offspring. That’s how they’ve been doing it for millions of ...

Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and Elkhorn (A. palmata) corals, which play a ...

Share articleElkhorn grown in the lab is considered a diva among scientists trying to save coral reefs, particularly ...