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Judi Lynn

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Wed May 15, 2019, 04:32 AM May 2019

'Super corals' give glimmer of hope for world's dying reefs

MAY 15, 2019
by Sara Hussein



Hawaiian "super corals" that have recovered despite living in warm and acidic water offer a glimmer of hope that dying reefs across the world could be saved, a new study says.

The research suggests that the gloomiest climate change picture of a world without the kaleidoscope underwater habitats could still be avoided, according to lead author Christopher Jury.

"It's unfortunately but inevitably true that things are going to get worse for reefs over the next 20-30 years, but that doesn't mean it's unstoppable," said Jury, a postdoctoral researcher at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology.

"We can still turn this thing around and end up getting back to better than what we have today within a reasonable timeframe," he told AFP.

More:
https://phys.org/news/2019-05-super-corals-glimmer-world-dying.html

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