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Staghorn coral (Acropor sp.) showing significant tissue loss.

Staghorn coral (Acropor sp.) showing significant tissue loss.
Staghorn coral (Acropor sp.) showing significant tissue loss.
Staghorn coral (Acropor sp.) showing significant tissue loss.
Staghorn coral (Acropor sp.) showing significant tissue loss.
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(27°27′34″N, 80°18′38″W)
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Johnson, Maggie
Staghorn coral (Acropor sp.) showing significant tissue loss.
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08/05/2021
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 57, No. 1, Pg. 40:
Maggie Johnson exposed coral samples to low levels of oxygen at the Smithsonian Institution’s Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO) lab in Panama. A sample of staghorn coral (Acropora sp.) (shown here) shows significant tissue loss within two days of exposure to low oxygen conditions in the lab.
Photo courtesy of Maggie Johnson
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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