Heat-tolerant symbionts a critical key to protecting Florida’s elkhorn coral from bleaching during marine heatwaves (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Heat-tolerant symbionts a critical key to protecting Florida’s elkhorn coral from bleaching during marine heatwaves

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University of Miami Rosenstiel scientists Rich Karp (left) and Fabrizio Lepiz-Conejo, examine elkhorn coral fragments from one of the coral restoration nursery sites used in the study. Image: Hilary Wind, Shedd Aquarium.

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Hilary Wind, Shedd Aquarium.

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