Not exact matches
Staghorn corals live throughout the Great Barrier Reef, though waters in the northern portion can be
more than 5 degrees Celsius warmer than in the south.
The table corals and the
staghorn corals — which provide the nooks and crannies for fish and other creatures — are
more susceptible.
Yellow scroll coral is much
more hardy than
staghorn coral when it comes to retaining its algae — that is, not bleaching — in the face of rising temperatures.
The
more temperature - senstive
staghorn coral had a weaker microbiome, bleached in response to stress, and showed signs of overall health decline.
The ropes are
more straightforward: The faster - growing
staghorn corals are broken into pieces, and then threaded through strands of braided fiber ropes, which are then strung across the metal frames.