Scientists Call for Urgent Policy Reform to Accelerate Cross-Border Coral Restoration Efforts (IMAGE)

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

Scientists Call for Urgent Policy Reform to Accelerate Cross-Border Coral Restoration Efforts

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Threatened elkhorn coral, (Acropora palmata) in the Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida Keys, that has become "bleached," that is, lost all its algal symbionts (also called zooxanthellae) because of the summer 2023 ocean-heat wave.

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https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/bleached-elkhorn-coral-dry-tortugas-national-park

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