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Coral reef resilience and resistance to bleaching

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Coral reefs are vital ecosystems, providing a source of income, food arid coastal protection for millions of people; arid recent studies have shown that coral reef goods and services provide an annual net benefit of US$30 billion to economies worldwide

Genome research brings identification of heat-resilient corals a step closer. source - Australian Institute of Marine Science_Eric Matson
Genome research brings identification of heat-resilient corals a step closer
July 24, 2020

New research has taken scientists closer to identifying corals that are less likely to bleach.

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Coral reef resilience key to support the underwater cities threatened by climate change
Coral reef resilience key to support the underwater cities threatened by climate change
May 8, 2020

The world is figuring out how to move forward in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic by finding newer ways to support economic development, animal and human well being, and ecosystem integrity.

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Porites lobata forms the foundation of many coral reefs in Hawaii and throughout the tropical Pacific (location: Olawalu Maui). Credit: Zac Forsman
Coastal pollution reduces genetic diversity of corals, reef resilience
April 10, 2020

A new study by researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) found that human-induced environmental stressors have a large effect on the genetic composition of coral reef populations in Hawai'i.

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