You usually think ofAcroporaas being a delicate coral group, ready to die at a moment’s notice but would you believe that there are acropora growinginside迈阿密，佛罗里达？我们不是在谈论礁石坦克中的Acros，而是在谈论Live WildAcropora迈阿密市范围内生长的殖民地，并幸免于城市生活带来的所有污染，径流和沉积。
珊瑚形态的科林·福尔德（Colin Foord）发现了几个殖民地Acropora在浅水城活珊瑚的高度压力环境中生长。这几个殖民Acroporaappear to beAcropora x ‘prolifera’，自然发生的elkhorn和staghorncoral species. Although the nominal species ofAcroporaare federally protected, the hybrids are not and this raises very important questions about an upcoming “deep dredge” which threatens to smother these unique and environmentally robust Acropora colonies.
我们爱泰德和have featured many TED presentations over the years but we are really thrilled to see that the Urban Acros of Miami will get a well-deserved spotlight from Colin Foord at泰德xMia, an independently organized TED event in Miami. It is important for the public to know about these super tough acroporas and hopefully some research will be done on the genetics and symbiodinium of these unusually tenacious corals living in Miami’s shipping lanes. If we’re super lucky then something will be learned about these super hardyAcropora以及他们如何适应边缘栖息地，这可能与为什么有些珊瑚在水族馆中表现出色的而另一些珊瑚挣扎的发现有关。
