‘Super Corals’ might save reefs from climate change
The Great Barrier Reef, along with other enchanting reefs over the world, is hardly trying to make its way through with the severe effects of climate change – a fact known to all.
Researchers however, are trying their best to do what they can in order to save whatever the reefs they can. Associate Professor David Suggett, the leader of the Future Reef’s program is one of the researchers working for this cause. His team has recently detected ‘hot spots’ of coral resilience, which they have named ‘super-corals’.
According to Suggett, super corals might be able to combat the bleaching which was the cause of destroying a third of coral on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. “The big question we have at the moment is if we put these super corals out onto a reef, would they continue to grow as a normal coral, but importantly maintain their genetic superiority to resist stress? That's a question that is very much at the forefront of where we want to go now with our research.”
Lori