Tag: Florida Institute of Technology

‘Firebreak’ Halts Coral Disease in Short-Term Study at Buck Island in St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — The progression of Caribbean yellow-band disease — a widespread killer of reef-building corals — can be significantly impeded by chiseling a “firebreak” around the diseased coral tissue, but more research is needed to maintain the firebreak long-term, reports a peer-reviewed research paper published this week in the journal PeerJ. First author Carly Randall […]