“Typically, octocorals are some of the more resistant groups of corals to bleaching," said Dr. Jose Lopez, a professor at NSU ...
The study to determine what impact a planned port dredge will have on nearby coral confirmed millions of coral, including one ...
Elkhorn and staghorn corals used to carpet Florida's reef system, rising like antlers from the seabed — but not anymore.
In Florida, two key coral species responsible for building coral reefs have been killed off because of extreme ocean heat, a ...
New research reports the functional extinction of Acropora corals from Florida's Coral Reef. Scientists have documented ...
Scientists have long been sounding the alarm about decreasing greenhouse gases. Coral reefs now face extinction due to a lack ...
Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation ...
In a study published Oct. 23, 2025, in the journal Science, we and colleagues from NOAA, the Shedd Aquarium and other institutions found that two of Florida’s most important and iconic reef-building ...
A record 2023 heat wave all but eradicated two species of coral that historically served as the backbone of Florida's reefs, ...