Discovery of How Coral Reefs Adapt to Global Warming Could Aid Reef Restoration (3 of 3) (IMAGE)

Penn State

Discovery of How Coral Reefs Adapt to Global Warming Could Aid Reef Restoration (3 of 3)

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This photo shows the mountainous star coral Monstraea faveolata releasing eggs and sperm, which it does once a year during mass spawning events. These gametes were collected in Florida and Mexico to study how heat stress affected the development and gene expression of larvae.

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Iliana Baums laboratory, Penn State University

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