#firecoral — Public Fediverse posts
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Stony coral tissue loss disease is shifting the ecological balance of #Caribbean reefs https://phys.org/news/2024-05-stony-coral-tissue-loss-disease.html paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk6808
"the disease not only reduces #coral populations but also diminishes coralline #algae, the resilient pink crust that is crucial for building reef structure. Consequently, certain fast-growing, weedy species, including #macroalgae, #cyanobacteria, and #FireCoral, thrive in the absence of competitors, spreading into the vacant spaces"