CORRECTION

The CORAL Magazine Newsletter of March 10 misidentified this Possum Wrasse, which is actually Tanaka's Possum Wrasse or Tanaka's Pygmy Wrasse. The error occurred during production should not be attributed to author Scott W. Michael.

Diver observes a recently dead coral head at an Upper Keys inshore patch reef. Right: Transplanted Staghorn Coral was unable to withstand the severe cold temperatures. Photographs: The Nature Conservancy/NOAA.

Lemon Damsel, left, and Ambon Damsel, right, appear very similar to the human eye, but sport distinguishing facial markings that reflect UV light that is invisible to us but that some fishes can see.

 Stylophora pistillata in a shallow-water captive pool, displaying vivid pigmentation.

Branching Hammer Coral, Euphyllia parancora, described by the Center for Biological Diversity as one of many stony corals in need of protection from "taking": environmental harm, collection, importation, or interstate trade.
Photo by Janine Cairns-Michael.

Lemon Damselfish over stony corals on the Great Barrier Reef. Image courtesy Australian Institute of Marine Science.

If there is a canary needed for the treacherous mineshaft of global climate change, there may be no better aquatic candidate than corals in the genus Acropora. As many of us know from personal experience, these corals are exquisitely sensitive to changes of water temperature, light, and water chemistry.

MYTHS & REALITIES OF CORAL NUTRITION

By Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D.
Excerpt from the January/February Issue of CORAL

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