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A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium and Tela Marine in Honduras is working together to ...
Researchers at the University of Miami are hoping that hybrid corals, created by breeding local corals with those that thrive ...
Researchers have begun exploring the hidden deep-sea coral reefs off the coast of Florida, uncovering vibrant ecosystems beneath the waves. Footage shows the mesophotic coral ecosystems located on the ...
A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium and Tela Marine in Honduras is working together to transplant crossbred coral fragments onto a reef off Miami’s coastline that ...
APOLLO BEACH — In the race to save Florida’s coral reef from extinction, hope comes in many shapes and sizes. At The Florida Aquarium’s coral breeding lab, it looks like hundreds of knobby ...
These protected areas bring an incredible amount of biodiversity right into the bustling metropolis–including coral reefs.
By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...
Scientists transplant crossbred corals off Miami's coast to help local reefs combat climate change effects, introducing ...
Tropical coral reefs encrust the coastlines of islands and continents near Earth’s equator but this zone, which has offered sufficient light and warmth for corals to evolve over hundreds of millions ...
The Oculina Bank coral reef, found nowhere else in the world, is thousands of years old and habitat for species of grouper ...