Scientists Outplant Experimental ‘Flonduran’ Corals in Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park
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Researchers are testing whether cross-breeding elkhorn corals from Florida and Honduras can help restore lost genetic diversity and improve the threatened species’ ability to withstand warmer waters. By Teresa Tomassoni Nearly three dozen young lab-grown elkhorn corals were outplanted onto reefs in Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park this spring, including a group of “Flondurans,” marking […]