Table corals have an important role to play in reef recovery, but they’re also quite vulnerable – ZME Science

Table corals could hold the key to saving the Earth’s coral reefs, according to new research.
By now, you probably all know that coral reefs around the world are struggling. Waters that are too warm and too acidic are causing corals to bleach — to eject their symbiotic algae under stress. If this happens enough times in rapid succession, reefs can see massive damage and coral death.
 Acropora coral near the Maldives. Image credits Mal B / Flickr.
We’ve been trying to find a solution to this problem…

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