Deep Coral Reefs Are Not Universal Lifeline for their Shallow Neighbors After All (1 of 9) (IMAGE)

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Deep Coral Reefs Are Not Universal Lifeline for their Shallow Neighbors After All (1 of 9)

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Shallow reef at Emily's Pinnacles (Bermuda). This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Feb. 15 2017, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. The paper, by P. Bongaerts at University of Queensland in St. Lucia, QLD, Australia, and colleagues was titled, "Deep reefs are not universal refuges: Reseeding potential varies among coral species."

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[Credit: © The Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey / Christophe Bailhache]

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