How to Use elkhorn coral in a Sentence

elkhorn coral

noun
  • Glass-bottom boats gliding along the surface reveal sea turtles, Goliath grouper, and elkhorn coral to travelers who don't want to get wet.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
  • For instance, in the Florida Keys, the discovery that a bacterium found in human wastewater was behind white pox disease in elkhorn coral led to sewage system upgrades.
    — JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • About 90% of elkhorn coral, an important primary species for reef structure building, was also lost in 2023, O'Neil said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Over a dozen endangered species live in the area, including the Greater Caribbean manatee, several species of turtles, and one of the largest assemblies of elkhorn coral in the region.
    — Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Once home to thriving populations of the state's iconic staghorn and elkhorn corals, the ecosystem has been in steady decline for decades because of pollution, disease, invasive species, warming waters, and damage from boaters, divers and snorkelers.
    — Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The entire coastline is protected by the Bonaire National Marine Park, preserving vibrant coral walls, curious turtles, frogfish, and fields of elkhorn coral.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2025
  • As the high temperatures persisted, researchers dove beneath the water to closely monitor more than 52,300 Acropora corals, a group that includes staghorn and elkhorn corals.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • About 200 yards north, Reef Renewal USA, another coral non-profit, also had a large spawn in Key Largo, including from another rare species called elkhorn coral.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Stacey Williams, the scientific director of ISER Caribe, a nonprofit research and education organization focused on coral restoration, said extreme temperatures killed nearly all of the elkhorn coral in southern Puerto Rico.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025

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