Mikko Kolkkala (@xcsci.bsky.social)

Keystone coral species population collapse after unprecedented heat stress Climate change threatens coral reefs globally. Birkart and Alvarez-Filip document local extirpation of a keystone coral species in Mexico following unprecedented heat stress, suggesting similar outcomes for ∼70% of the Greater Caribbean’s shallow-water reefs. This highlights the need to upscale surveys using emerging technologies to locate, protect, and propagate surviving corals. http://dlvr.it/TP5d6L