Porites porites coral clings to mangrove prop roots
![A knobby coral clings to two mangrove prop roots in cloudy water](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/Kel-ProprootPorites.jpg?itok=dteCyCxZ)
Detailed Description
A Porites porites coral clings to mangrove prop roots in a mangrove-coral habitat in the Florida Keys. These mangrove-coral habitats may be climate refugia for corals and could be included in ecosystem management plans and considered for their applications in coral restoration, for example, as a source of adapted genetic resources, places to support growth and acclimation of coral outplants, or natural laboratories to test survival of different genotypes.
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Photo courtesy of Ryan Moyer