Coral Resilience (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Coral Resilience

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This image shows a WCS conservationist conducting research on coral reef systems in Indonesia's Karimunjawa Marine Park. Using a new coral assessment method for measuring resilience, a team of researchers have found that heat-tolerant coral species living in locations with wide temperature variations are most likely to survive in regions impacted by climate change.

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Fakhrizal Setiawan

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