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Coral and Global Warming: Diversity in Some Coral Populations May Affect Their Survival

 

ScienceDaily (May 7, 2010) — An international team of marine biologists has found that existing diversity in some coral populations may significantly influence their response to extreme temperature disturbances -- such as those predicted from climate warming. The team demonstrated that natural selection acting on the species of algae living within corals may determine which partnerships will survive when confronted with extreme temperatures changes.

 

Coral and global warming: Diversity in some coral populations may affect their survival

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