Soft corals near Virgin Islands recover from hurricanes, but stony corals declining
Monday, March 16, 2020 - 14:00
in Earth & Climate
Soft corals at three sites in the U.S. Virgin Islands were able to recover from the destructive effects of nearly back-to-back Category 5 storms in 2017, but the story of these apparently hardy communities of colorful marine life is part of a larger, rapidly shifting narrative surrounding the future of coral reefs, according to a new study led by a University at Buffalo marine ecologist.