In 2019, she launched Guam’s first coral reef nursery dedicated to restoring staghorn Acropora corals. The work is ongoing, focusing on rehabilitating coral communities in Guam’s Cocos Lagoon ...

This synthesis was inspired by the work of the Raymundo Coral Lab in successfully culturing all of Guam's staghorn Acropora species across two large coral nurseries. The authors: Colin Anthony ...

(ABC News: Brendan Esposito) The coral in this haul is predominantly Acropora — an important, branching, reef building species and one of the most harvested groups. (ABC News: Brendan Esposito ...

Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) at Cocalito reef. The species is naturally brown with white tips. Image by Fritz Pinnow for Mongabay. Tela Bay isn’t well known as a diving destination.

Researchers said they discovered a coral that can survive extreme heat stress. A possible "biological treasure chest" of corals located in an underwater lagoon off a remote island in the South ...

Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and Elkhorn (A. palmata) corals, which play a ...

Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and Elkhorn (A. palmata) corals, which play a ...

Starfish are fascinating and contradictory creatures – they may look a bit like stars but they are certainly not fish. As you can see in the above clip, they can even walk with a mesmerizing and other ...

These include the branching staghorn coral and the flat table acropora coral. The acropora is not a common species here because it thrives in waters with strong currents and good visibility ...

Minister for National Development Desmond Lee with Dr Jane Goodall as she kisses an Acropora coral at the launch of the 100k Corals Initiative in St John’s Island National Marine Laboratory on ...

This program, or model, focuses on one group of the coral genus Acropora that resembles small underwater bushes with vivid coloured branches (as shown in the photos in this article). Acropora are ...

But this latest survey also found a rapid growing type of coral – known as acropora – had suffered the highest rate of death. Lead researcher Mike Emslie told public broadcaster ABC the past summer ...