Coral survey reveals 5,000-year-old genotypes

Coral survey reveals 5,000-year-old genotypes State College, Pa. (UPI) Nov 30, 2016 - New research suggests coral colonies can persist for thousands of years, much longer than previously thought. Scientists discovered 5,000 year-old genotypes of elkhorn corals, Acropora palmata, in Florida and the Caribbean. For conservationists, the research - detailed in the journal Molecular Ecology - offers both good and bad news. "Our study shows, on the one hand, that some ... more

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