fringing reef of Ofu
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The corals of Ofu are vibrant, diverse, and unusually tolerant of above-average water temperatures; other researchers have noted that these corals may provide critical insights into the potential of coral acclimatization and adaptation to climate change. However, excess...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Researchers from the USGS and the National Park Service have published the first documentation of exceptionally large low-frequency waves sweeping across the southern fringing reef of Ofu, American Samoa. This discovery, outlined in a new study, sheds light on how these...