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Two Iconic Coral Species Are Now 'Functionally Extinct' Off Florida

Authors Witness Reef's Bleaching and Devastation

Oct 27, 2025
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About the authors: Carly Kenkel is associate professor of Biological Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Jenna Dilworth is a Ph.D. candidate in Marine Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and Maya Gomez is a Ph.D. student in Marine Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

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