A study analyzing the 2023 Florida reef heat wave (co-authored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the University of South Florida, and nonprofit organizations) estimated that between 97.8% and 100% of staghorn and elkhorn corals in the affected area died, leading researchers to characterize those species as functionally extinct in the Caribbean region.
January 01, 2023
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Study of ecological impacts of the 2023 marine heat wave on Florida's reef.