Florida corals may struggle to survive (IMAGE)

Florida Institute of Technology

Florida corals may struggle to survive

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A major constructor of Caribbean reefs, staghorn coral has recently begun to grow north of Miami as the climate has warmed. Its prospects for building reefs that far north will be severely limited by cold fronts, which climate change is making more common.

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Alexander Modys, Florida Atlantic University

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