One of These Corals is Not Like the Others (IMAGE)

ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

One of These Corals is Not Like the Others

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There is substantial variability in temperature tolerance among and within coral species. Typically, boulder-like corals survive higher temperatures, while branching corals perish under moderate heat stress. Scientists are striving to understand and harness the molecular mechanisms that underpin this variability. Central GBR, March 2017.

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G. Torda

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