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How coral populations expand into new areas and sustain themselves over time is limited by the scope of modern observations. Going back thousands of years, a st
Record marine heat wave bakes Florida corals, while scientists nurse rescued coral fragments that could one day aid recovery.
Record marine heat wave bakes Florida corals, while scientists nurse rescued coral fragments that could one day aid recovery.
E-Mail IMAGE: A colony of the large grooved brain coral, Colpophyllia natans, infected by Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease. The photo shows the progressive, rapid advance of disease, left-to-right, across the colony.... view more Credit: William Precht By 2020, massive losses of large populations of corals have been observed throughout Florida and into the greater Caribbean basin. Taking into account the high mortality and the large number of susceptible species affected, this is likely the most lethal case of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) ever recorded in modern history....
Close (Photo : Olga Tsai on Unsplash) Florida Fails to Respond to an Epizootic Coral Disease A coral population from Florida, all the way to the greater Caribbean basin, suffered from a great number of losses due to a lethal case of STCLD (Stony Tissue Loss Disease). Because of the high mortality and the massive number of susceptible species affected, this epizootic epidemic is likely the worst and most lethal case recorded in modern history. But, unsurprisingly, this breakout did not happen in just one instance. For too long, there has been a terrifyingly steady decline in coral reefs. At...