how selective breeding may help the world's reefs survive ocean heating
- Written by: Emily Howells, Senior Research Fellow in Marine Biology, Southern Cross University
Anna Scott, Author providedA single generation of selective breeding can make corals better able to withstand extreme temperatures, according to our new research. The discovery could offer a lifeline to reefs threatened by the warming of the world’s oceans.
Our research, published in Science Advances, shows corals from some of the...
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