Scleractinian corals, or hard corals, have been disappearing globally over the past four decades, a result of climate change, pollution, unsustainable coastal development and overfishing. However, ...
During a two-year survey of soft corals in the Florida Keys, Mary Alice Coffroth, professor emerita of geology, along with a small team of UB researchers, identified three species of octocorals that ...
During a two-year survey of soft corals in the Florida Keys, scientists identified three species of octocorals that have survived heat waves. While the coral animal itself may be heat tolerant, ...