Coral Gardens Reef, Belize: An Acropora spp. refugium under threat in a warming world

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 18; no. 2
• Main Authors: Lisa Greer, H. Allen Curran, Karl Wirth, Robert Humston, Ginny Johnson, Lauren McManus, Candice Stefanic, Tara Clark, Halard Lescinsky, Kirah Forman-Castillo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 01.01.2023

Live coral cover has declined precipitously on Caribbean reefs in recent decades. Acropora cervicornis coral has been particularly decimated, and few Western Atlantic Acropora spp. refugia remain. Coral Gardens, Belize, was identified in 2020 as a long-term refugium for this species. This study asse...