Loading ...As written in Science Dailyon Jan 10 2010, there is new research that suggests that corals around the world have the ability to rebound from global climate changes. A study by the University of Exeter published on Jan. 11, 2010 in the journal ‘PLoS ONE’, showed that protected reefs were much more resilient to climate changes than those in non-protected reefs. The article explains:
The researchers conducted surveys of ten sites inside and outside marine reserves of the Bahamas over 2.5 years. These reefs have been severely damaged by bleaching and then by hurricane Frances in the summer of 2004. At the beginning of the study, the reefs had an average of 7% coral cover. By the end of the project, coral cover in marine protected areas had increased by an average of 19%, while reefs in non-reserve sites showed no recovery.
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