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Coral Bleaching Graphic

Explanation of coral bleaching. ...
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Corals to Communication: Nancy Knowlton’s Success Focusing on the Imminent

Midsummer 1980 saw one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in...
August 2021
Bright bubblegum coral sits on a brown, hard substrate.
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Optimism in the Deep Sea - Connecting Corals, Museums, and Ocean Managers

The deep-sea is a treasure trove of resources. Diverse ecosystems cozy up next to...
June 2020
A small gray fish with two orange stripes, hides in between corals.
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Tiny Fishes Fuel Coral Reefs

Encountering a healthy coral reef while snorkeling or diving is like coming upon a...
March 2020
stony corals among sea fans
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A Healthy Reef

A healthy coral reef with both hard corals and softer-bodied relatives at...
a sea fan grows over dead coral
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Waving Sea Fans

Sea fans—softer-bodied coral relatives—colonizing a dead stony coral framework. ...
a highly bleached coral reef
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Bleached

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scuba divers swim over bleached stag corals
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White Corals in a Bleached Reef

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stony corals among sea fans
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Ancient Reefs Reveal Glimpse at Future Oceans

Envision a coral reef and a rainbow of colors come to mind. Brilliantly colored...
September 2020
Coral showing signs of disease
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Disease Takes Hold

The white splotches are lesions of infected coral. ...
coral polyps
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Healthy Coral Polyps

Healthy coral is colorful. The entire coral is actually a colony of many little...
dead coral from disease
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Diseased Coral Polyps

The Florida Keys were hit by a mysterious disease in 2014. Here, a colony of...

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