Engineering and Biology Researchers Collaborate to Aid Coral Reef Restoration - UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science
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Florida’s threatened coral reefs have a more than $4 billion annual economic impact on the state’s economy, and University of Central Florida researchers are zeroing in on one factor that could be limiting their survival – coral skeleton strength. In a new study published in the journal Coral Reefs, UCF engineering researchers tested how well staghorn…
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