Beachapedia

Factoid/2018/08/24

From Beachapedia

< Beachapedia:Factoid‎ | 2018‎ | 08


Disease Attacks Reef-Building Corals Off Florida

"Since 2014, the disease has spread over 150 square miles, and nearly half of the stony coral species found on the Florida Reef Tract have been affected. That includes the primary reef-building species in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, as well as five species that are listed under the Endangered Species Act. And this disease is often deadly, with a mortality rate of 66 to 100 percent." - Excerpt from NOAA, National Marine Sanctuaries News

Factoid has been Emailed/Tweeted: No


Coastal Factoids Archive Coastal Factoids on Twitter Coastal Factoids RSS Feed