Health of coral reef off Yucatan declines after 12 years of improvement
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Health of coral reef off Yucatan declines after 12 years of improvement

The condition of the world’s second-largest coral system, the Mesoamerican Reef stretching from the Yucatan Peninsula to Central America, has taken a turn for the worse and faces further threats from climate change, according to a report by a group of scientists. Extending nearly 1,000 km / 620 miles from the northern tip of Mexico’s…

Deadly ‘White Syndrome’ detected among coral colonies at Scorpion Reef
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Deadly ‘White Syndrome’ detected among coral colonies at Scorpion Reef

[metaslider id=”48294″] A major threat to the coral has been detected at Isla Perez at Arrecife Alacranes, or Scorpion Reef National Park. Personnel from the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (Conanp) off Yucatan’s Gulf coast said they detected White Syndrome, which attacks and kills corals in a matter of weeks. White Syndrome has been…

Yucatan study shows how resilient the coral reef really is

Yucatan study shows how resilient the coral reef really is

A study led by scientists at UC Santa Cruz shows that at least three Caribbean coral species, off the Yucatan Peninsula, can survive and grow under an increasingly acidic ocean, but the density of their skeletons may be lower than normal. The study took advantage of the unusual seawater chemistry found naturally at sites along…

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