Coral reefs face an uncertain recovery from the 4th global mass bleaching event – can climate refuges help?
Since 2023, exceptionally warm ocean water has been fueling widespread mortality in corals around the world.
Tag: coral restoration
Heat-tolerant symbionts a critical key to protecting Florida’s elkhorn coral from bleaching during marine heatwaves
The findings come at a critical time, as a global coral bleaching event has already impacted 84% of the world's ...
Climate change and coral bleaching are happening right in Trump’s front yard
Florida's Coral Reef is one of the state’s most highly valued assets, providing benefits for tourism, fishing and flood protection.
Coral reef restoration has cost $250 million, but reefs are worth 1,000 times that
The healthy reefs in the Florida Keys alone yield $6.3 billion in revenue every year.
Coral diseases and water quality play a key role for coral restoration and survival efforts
Coral restoration programs are expanding, but local and global stressors still threaten coral survival.
The business case for saving coral reefs
Researchers found the nation’s reefs spare about 18,000 people and $1.8 billion in economic assets from floods each year.
University of Miami, partners awarded $16 million NOAA grant for groundbreaking coral restoration project
The project will implement and scale-up new approaches to increase the climate resilience of Florida’s Coral Reef.
UF/IFAS, The Florida Aquarium collaborate to revitalize coral reefs, marine habitats
A major focus of the collaborative research is on how urchins can improve the growth and survival of corals.
Deeper corals may help shallow reefs recover in the Florida Keys
Researchers from FAU investigated how coral populations at different depths and locations may be related to each other.
For Florida corals, unprecedented marine heat prompts new restoration strategy — on shore
Coral reefs are crucial to marine biodiversity and serve as important buffers protecting shorelines from the violence of storms.