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Close-up view of stony coral polyp in a colony (IMAGE)
Close-up view on the individual polyps that constitute a colony of stony coral. Each polyp is just a few millimeters across and has 12 tentacles around its mouth.
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Stony Coral Transition to Solitary Existence (VIDEO)
The stony coral (Oculina patagonica) after being exposed to more acidic (pH 7.4) ocean conditions. It undergoes a transition from a colonial to solitary forms. This is one mechanism by which some ...
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Stony coral tissue loss disease is shifting the ecological balance of Caribbean reefs
Stony coral tissue loss disease, or SCTLD, was first reported off the coast of Miami in 2014 and has since moved throughout the Caribbean, having been identified in 18 countries and territories ...
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Coral Reefs
The connection between polyps allows for the sharing of nutrients. Beneath the soft bodies of scleractinian, or stony corals, polyps secrete a calcium carbonate skeleton, and it is this skeleton ...
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Coral Calamity
Standing out from the surrounding multi-hued corals was a foreboding blotch. Even to an untrained eye the bone-white lesion would be cause for concern. The team’s worst fears had been realized: Stony ...
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Dying Coral Reefs Impact Environment and Economy
An underwater investigation of coral bleaching in the South Pacific By Justin Worland | Photographs by XL Catlin Seaview Survey Richard Vevers has traveled the globe to photograph coral reefs ...
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Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour home to 35 species of coral, researchers find
Professor Leo Chan Lai, the survey’s principal investigator, said Hong Kong had a wide variety of habitats, with stony coral species, mostly located in eastern waters, outnumbering those in the ...
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Why The Discovery Of The Deep Sea Coral Reef Near South Carolina Matters
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about the ocean, climate change, and the future of our planet. This discovery comes on the heels of the Trump Administration's ...
Can A Better Way To Freeze Coral Help Save The ‘Coral Triangle?’
Scientists across Asia are hoping to help save the coral reefs of the Coral Triangle, by finding better ways to freeze and preserve corals and their symbiotic algae.
In a battle for survival, coral reefs get a second chance outside the ocean
The groups grow corals, preserve threatened and endangered species and build gene banks. Reefs in Florida and the Caribbean ...
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Coral Reefs News
The 'Reef Adapt' ... Researchers Use the Sounds of Healthy Coral Reefs to Encourage Growth of a New Species of Coral Larvae Oct. 23, 2024 — Healthy coral reefs echo with a chorus of grunts and ...