[Coral-List] In memorium. Remembering pillar coral

[Peter Sale]

Hi Joe and others,
Dendrogyra.... Back in 2021, when I had more time to blog than I now seem to, I reflected on the sad story of Dendrogyra: https://www.petersalebooks.com/?p=3165
The story I told is still worth reading even though the situation for that iconic species is far more dire than even then.
The naked ape is proving day by day that it is not a very effective steward of this planet.  When it too is gone, or at least knocked down and allowed to scrabble together a new semblance of a civilization, perhaps there will be an opportunity for the planet to repair its many wounds and begin a new cycle of growing wondrousness.  Wondrousness that naked apes will likely never see, perhaps including coral reefs with a species a little bit like Dendrogyra.

Peter Sale
U. Windsor (emeritus)