A Single-Celled Microbe is Helping Corals Survive Climate Change, Study Finds (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

A Single-Celled Microbe is Helping Corals Survive Climate Change, Study Finds

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The violescent sea-whip (Paramuricea clavata) is an important architect of the Mediterranean temperate reefs that is currently threatened by mass mortality events related to global warming.

 

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