#  Saving Coral Reefs in the Florida Keys 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **September 17, 2018** 

 06:00PM - 06:00PM EDT 

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 **Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA**  



 

 



 

   ![Saving Coral Reef in the Florida Keys with James Porter](/sites/g/files/omnuum4986/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/hmnh/files/saving_coral_reefs_in_the_florida_keys_lecture_with_james_porter.jpg?itok=x-eAg8SY) 

 

 **James W. Porter**, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor Emeritus , Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia

 Coral reefs support more than a quarter of all marine life, yet many are critically endangered. In the Florida Keys, the once common elk horn coral (*Acropora palmata*) has experienced steep declines since the 1970s. Preliminary blame was attributed to global warming and coral bleaching, but in fact, a human bacterial pathogen associated with a wide range of serious infections was the culprit. James Porter will discuss how Key West residents are saving these reefs and he will highlight the intricate links among conservation, medicine, public health, economics, and politics.

 Lecture. Free and open to the public.

 Free parking at the [52 Oxford Street Garage](https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%20Oxford%20St.%20Garage/@42.3801916,-71.1178896,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e37740b7278721:0xc4afb229b3ca67be!8m2!3d42.3801916!4d-71.1157009?hl=en).

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