Surprising discovery about coral’s resilience could help reefs survive climate change (IMAGE)
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Adult Orbicella faveolata coral at the near shore reef site, Cheeca Rocks, which experiences higher temperatures annually than offshore reefs. This study asked whether larval offspring of this parent population were more heat tolerant based on this history.
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Credit to Dustin Kemp, Associate Professor of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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