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Elkhorn and staghorn corals are now “functionally extinct” in Florida’s reef system after record-breaking ocean temperatures, according to a study led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Coral Reef Watch and Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium.

Elkhorn and staghorn corals are now “functionally extinct” in Florida's reef system after record-breaking ocean temperatures, according to a study led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Coral Reef Watch and Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium.

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