To help rare elkhorn corals survive in Florida waters, coral researchers should place them in shallow ocean locations with fast currents, scientists at the University of Miami NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies and the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science explained in a paper, "Reef site and habitat influence effectiveness of Acropora palmata restoration and its microbiome in the Florida Keys" published on November 11, 2024, in Communications Earth & Environment.