Injured Corals (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Injured Corals

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Damaged gorgonian corals on a reef off the coast of St. John, US Virgin Islands. The living tissue on many of the branches have been chipped or torn off, leaving only the dark non-living core of the branch.

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Credit: Howard Lasker

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