Underwater Gardens Boost Coral Diversity to Stave Off ‘Biodiversity Meltdown’

A new study from two researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology provides both hope and a potentially grim future for damaged coral reefs. In their research paper, "Biodiversity has a positive but saturating effect on imperiled coral reefs," published Oct. 13 in Science Advances, Cody Clements and Mark Hay found that increasing coral richness by ‘outplanting’ a diverse group of coral species together improves coral growth and survivorship. 

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Underwater Gardens Boost Coral Diversity to Stave Off ‘Biodiversity Meltdown’
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