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Coral Outplanting Impacted by Rising Sea Temperatures

"With projections of ocean warming expected to continue to rise by as much as 1.5 degrees Celsius in this century, scientists are in a race against time to find new solutions to sustain reefs. One promising solution is “coral gardening” or outplanting, a method where coral fragments grown in a nursery are transplanted onto degraded reefs. Successful outplanting raises coral biomass and helps to restore reef function. Each year, thousands of corals are outplanted using this method. ... In a study published June 10 in Environmental Research Letters, researchers from Arizona State University’s Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science have shown that coral outplant survival is likely to drop below 50% if sea surface temperatures exceed 30.5 degrees Celsius and that survival rates can also be predicted by considering temperature conditions in the year prior to outplanting." - Excerpt from Arizona State University

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