Researcher Gathering Data on Corals in Kenya (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Researcher Gathering Data on Corals in Kenya

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A WCS scientist recording data on coral cover in coastal Kenya. A new climate stress model using both environmental data and field observations provides scientists with a more accurate predictive tool than more widely used models based on solely temperature and coral survival thresholds, according to a new study by WCS and other groups.

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Emily Darling/WCS

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