It’s a direct threat to human communities. Scientists issue dire warning about unique species off US coast: 'We're running ...

After 10,000 years, they're now gone. Nearly all of Florida’s critically endangered Acropora coral colonies are now dead, after a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023. This marks the species’ ...

A new study by scientists investigating the impact of 2023’s record-breaking marine heatwave on Florida’s coral reef has revealed that the event drove two of the area’s key coral species to functional ...

"The book is complemented by a CD-ROM [Staghorn corals of the world, a key to species of Acropora] containing a LucID-based key to all species of Acropora and a photo library of type specimens from ...

Entrained circadian rhythms control many biological processes. These cyclical systems are synchronized by environmental signals but continue to free run for a considerable time when the synchronizing ...

Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and Elkhorn (A. palmata) corals, which play a ...

New research finds that “coral gardening,” which involves planting fragments of nursery-raised coral on reefs in the wild to replenish depleted coral colonies, is playing a key role in the restoration ...

A new study paints a gloomy picture of the future of tropical coral reefs. Researchers say Acropora, the most common genus of coral with the most different species, could lose the fight against the ...

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Coral reefs could become a victim of their own success, according to Museum researcher Dr Ken Johnson. Acropora is one of the most widespread coral groups in the world. For the last 1.8 million years ...