Caribbean gorgonian corals are resistant to ocean acidification Date: December 8, 2014 Source: University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science Summary: A new study on ...

Gorgonian corals, described by some scientists as the animal forests of the ocean, seem to be proliferating in the Caribbean, preliminary research suggests. A study of shallow reefs in St John ...

Among the species greatly affected by this environmental disturbance is the red gorgonian, Paramuricea clavata. Corals of major ecological importance due to their role as an engineer species.

The Gorgons of the Eastern Pacific: Scientists describe two new gorgonian soft coral species. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2013 / 11 / 131115094958.htm ...

Among the species greatly affected by this environmental disturbance is the red gorgonian, Paramuricea clavata. Corals have a major ecological importance because of their role as an engineer species.

It took time to actually see all their secrets,” she said. The dolphins only rubbed against a gorgonian coral known as Rumphella aggregata, the leather coral Sarcophyton sp., and the sea sponge ...