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Bleached Coral Rebounds After Contact With Healthy Coral, Study Finds
Original: Bleached Coral Rebounded After Touching Healthy Coral, Study Finds
A new study reports that bleached coral fragments recovered when they were placed in contact with healthy coral, suggesting corals can share resources or symbionts that aid recovery. The finding offers a possible low-cost approach to restoring reefs damaged by warming seas, and researchers say it could inform conservation efforts, though questions remain about how well the results translate to natural reef conditions.
Why now: The finding offers hope for reef restoration at a time when coral bleaching is worsening worldwide.
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- Bleached Coral Rebounded After Touching Healthy Coral, Study Finds · The New York Times
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