Coral Reef near St. John in the US Virgin Islands (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Coral Reef near St. John in the US Virgin Islands

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This coral reef near St. John in the US Virgin Islands features Porites astreoides, a species of coral that is expected to do well as ocean temperatures rise.

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Peter Edmunds

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