News Headline

Climate change-resistant corals could provide lifeline to battered reefs

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2021-05-31

In 2015, nearly half of Hawaii's coral reefs were affected by the most severe bleaching event to date. Coral bleaching occurs when warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures prompt corals to expel the algae that normally live inside them and on which the corals rely for food.

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https://phys.org/news/2021-05-climate-change-resistant-corals-lifeline-battered.html