University of Miami scientists and volunteers planted a diverse range of staghorn coral fragments onto a bleaching reef to test which populations can survive South Florida’s warming waters.
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An ongoing marine heat wave is affecting the waters that make up the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic. Extensive damage has been found to corals off Florida.
Scientists have recently discovered a reef off the Florida Keys have been completely bleached by a marine heat wave, leading to concerns about the ecosystem’s long-term stability.