Corals Can Be “Trained” to Tolerate Heat Stress, Study Finds (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Corals Can Be “Trained” to Tolerate Heat Stress, Study Finds

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A subset of corals showing healthy coloration at the beginning of the heat-stress assay following either the laboratory control or variable temperature treatment. Photos such as this were taken daily in order to track the progression of bleaching during the heat-stress assay.

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Amanda Kirkland

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