Saving the Last Unicorns: The Genetic Rescue of Florida’s Pillar Corals

Saving the Last Unicorns: The Genetic Rescue of Florida’s Pillar Corals

As stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) swept through the Florida Reef Tract, one of the most severely impacted species was the iconic pillar coral, Dendrogyra cylindrus. As the species’ population experienced a precipitous decline, a collaborative rescue project collected colony fragments for sa...

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Main Authors: Karen L. Neely, Cynthia L. Lewis, Keri O’Neil, Cheryl M. Woodley, Jennifer Moore, Zach Ransom, Amelia Moura, Ken Nedimyer, David Vaughan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
pillar coral
Dendrogyra cylindrus
coral rescue
stony coral tissue loss disease
gemma
propagation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.657429/full

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