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Scientists Hope Transplants Will Revive Coral Reef off Fort Lauderdale


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William E. Gibson

Source: Sun-Sentinel

February 15, 2012

"WASHINGTON - Marine scientists on Friday plan to begin transplanting about 100 basketball-size corals from an onshore nursery to a damaged reef off the shores of Fort Lauderdale.

The transplant, among the first of its kind, will be closely watched to determine whether corals that grow quickly in tanks on land can be used to restore severely depleted reefs that line the coast from the Florida Keys through Palm Beach County.

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