SOEST researchers found that human-induced environmental stressors have a large effect on the genetic composition of coral reef populations in Hawaiʻi.
Researchers found the survival and development of coral in its first days of life was negatively affected by elevated nutrients and an increase in water temperature.
New research found that Hawaiian rice coral in Kāneʻohe Bay hosts more heat-tolerant symbiotic microalgae in their tissues compared to corals in deeper waters.
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