Files and links (1)
Published (Version of record)CC BY-ND V4.0, Open
Magazine article
Scientists discover heat-tolerant corals hidden in plain sight. Could it help protect the Great Barrier Reef?
The Conversation
24/09/2024
Metrics
20 Record Views
Abstract
Just as individual humans handle stress differently, so do corals. Even coral colonies of the same species, growing side by side, vary in their tolerance to pressures such as heatwaves...
To keep the world’s coral reefs healthy and functioning, global carbon emissions must be dramatically curbed to reduce the rate of ocean warming. As humanity works towards that goal, interventions may buy time for corals to survive in their warming environments.
Details
- Title
- Scientists discover heat-tolerant corals hidden in plain sight. Could it help protect the Great Barrier Reef?
- Creators
- Melissa Naugle - Southern Cross UniversityEmily Howells - Southern Cross UniversityLine K Bay - Australian Institute of Marine Science
- Publication Details
- The Conversation
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group Ltd
- Grant note
- Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program, funded by the partnership between the Australian government’s Reef Trust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. Revive and Restore, the Paul G Allen Family Foundation and BHP.
- Identifiers
- 991013248960802368
- Copyright
- © The Conversation Media Group Ltd
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; National Marine Science Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Magazine article