Increasing coral bleaching will be worst for the most biodiverse reefs along the equator, impacting the livelihoods and nutrition of the people who depend on them.
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Recent flooding may have reduced the remaining coral population by 90%. Combined with damage from fishing, boating and coastal development, the species may be gone in a decade.
New research involving CRISPR technology has furthered our understanding of corals’ gene functions. Specifically, it has revealed a mechanism underpinning how corals withstand heat stress.
The largest reproductive event on the planet is under threat.
A coral biologist sampled corals from the most remote reaches of the Indo-Pacific and discovered that all of them show signs of stress.
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Professor of Global Change Ecology, Adelaide University
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Marine Science, National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University
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Senior Lecturer and ARC Future Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, Adelaide University
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Research Scientist - Marine Climate Change, Hunter New England Local Health District
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Head of School (Computer Science) and Co-Director (Centre for Data Science), Queensland University of Technology
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Principal Investigator, Carnegie Institution for Science
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Queensland University of Technology
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International postdoctoral research fellow of marine studies, National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium Taiwan
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