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Sickness in the Sea: A Coral Plague Hits Florida

August 2019

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A coral head in the Mesoamerican Reef has both bleached and living coral. The white sections are bleached and the brown parts still contain zooxanthellae, the symbiotic algae that provide food to their coral hosts.

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Coral Under Pressure: Monitoring Bleaching In Real Time

December 2015

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A decomposing sea star loses its grip on a rock.

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Sickly Starfish: A Q&A with Dr. Chris Mah

December 2013

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