Scientists Breed Threatened Florida Coral Species in Step Toward Reef Restoration
April 21 (Reuters) – Scientists have successfully bred a threatened species of coral as part of a project that hopes…
April 21 (Reuters) – Scientists have successfully bred a threatened species of coral as part of a project that hopes…
New findings also point to coastal construction as potential way of further spreading coral disease. MIAMI—A new study found that…
Task 1 compared lesion morphology and mortality through time among diseased M. cavernosa and S. siderea colonies in the Keys and Fort Lauderdale sites. At…
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) was first discovered in the Southeast Florida Coral ECA in 2014 and remains present…
Based on microscopy, hypotheses as to possible causes of SCTLD include infectious agents not visible at the light microscopy level…
Specific tasks for this project were (1) Screening for novel probiotic strains and laboratory testing, (2) development of an improved…
The effectiveness and feasibility of probiotics has been demonstrated in aquatic and terrestrial systems, including humans. Likewise, results from collaborators…
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and our coral reef restoration…
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease—an infectious, water-borne disease that impacts hard coral species and damages entire reefs—has been found on corals in Dry Tortugas National Park.
Determining the causative agent(s) of coral disease relies on a multidisciplinary approach since the causation may be a combination of…
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