The unprecedented loss of Florida's reef‐building corals and the emergence of a novel coral‐reef assemblage

@JezRoff We compared mid Holoce and modern coral assemblages in Florida in this study: https://t.co/2PvYB9o3aM

#FWRI #RESEARCH - The unprecedented loss of Florida's reef‐building #corals and the emergence of a novel coral‐reef assemblage. #coralreef #florida #openaccess https://t.co/fLq1LXfw7h

Talking about dramatic changes in reef health and community over the past 100 years, compared to 8000 (!) years prior - the Caribbean story: https://t.co/dYh8n8zw55

(9/n) The Florida keys have undergone a switch from the big former dominant reef builders (Acropora palmata, Orbicella spp.) to weedy species (Porites astreoides and Siderastrea siderea)…. https://t.co/U0kmsJ9TOF https://t.co/RleUeqKFvY