March 08, 2005

3/8 - MAJOR NEWS for Caribbean Corals: NOAA proposes "threatened" status for acroporid corals

They are some of the most fragile corals in the Caribbean, not only easily broken up by storms, but also falling victim to disease. And their abundance has plummeted in recent years.

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Elkhorn corals biting the dust

Posted by Randy Olson at March 8, 2005 02:33 AM