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An underwater image showing a man floating in the water near a coral reef. The man is NASA Ames Research Center Scientist Juan Torres-Pérez pointing to bleaching spots on a clump of staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) in the waters of Punta Soldado, Puerto Rico.staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) in the waters of Punta Soldado, Puerto Rico. The rest of the coral colony shows encrusting Ramicrusta algae, and a few colonies of branching finger coral. (Porites furcate)

Juan Torres-Pérez Points to Bleaching Staghorn Coral

NASA Ames research scientist and coral expert Juan Torres-Pérez points at bleaching spots on a clump of staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) in the waters of Punta Soldado, Puerto Rico. The rest of the coral colony shows encrusting Ramicrusta algae, and a few colonies of branching finger coral (Porites furcate, bottom left).

Image Credit: NASA Ames/Milan Loiacono
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