Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Disrupting Marine Ecosystem Around National Parks
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A coral-killing disease spreading through the ocean waters touching a number of national parks is threatening to upend the marine ecosystem, threatening biodiversity and impacting coastal economies, according to new research from a University of Florida doctoral candidate.