A new study paints a gloomy picture of the future of tropical coral reefs. Researchers say Acropora, the most common genus of coral with the most different species, could lose the fight against the ...

After 10,000 years, they're now gone. Nearly all of Florida’s critically endangered Acropora coral colonies are now dead, after a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023. This marks the species’ ...

New research reports the functional extinction of Acropora corals from Florida's Coral Reef. Scientists have documented catastrophic mortality of these critically endangered corals following a ...

"The book is complemented by a CD-ROM [Staghorn corals of the world, a key to species of Acropora] containing a LucID-based key to all species of Acropora and a photo library of type specimens from ...

Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and Elkhorn (A. palmata) corals, which play a ...

As global warming drives more events that impact coral reefs, managing the Great Barrier Reef’s resilience demands comprehensive and detailed mapping of the reef bed. Available surveys and maps with ...

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Florida's once-thriving staghorn and elkhorn corals have been declared functionally extinct following a record-breaking marine heatwave that devastated reefs in the state's coastal waters. Scientists ...

Coral reefs could become a victim of their own success, according to Museum researcher Dr Ken Johnson. Acropora is one of the most widespread coral groups in the world. For the last 1.8 million years ...