Invasive crustose coralline algae (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Invasive crustose coralline algae

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Invasive crustose coralline algae (yellow/brown color) that has overgrown reef corals in the Virgin Islands National Park in St. John. A WHOI-led study found this alga released caffeine in high quantities, impacting healthy reef growth

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Cynthia Becker

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