Remote Pacific coral reef shows at least some ability to cope with ocean warming – new study

By Liam Lachs, PhD Candidate in Climate Change Ecology and Evolution, Newcastle University

Unprecedented ocean temperatures are triggering mass coral bleaching events across the world. This year, the world’s third largest barrier reef, in Florida, is already being hit hard.

New research by my colleagues and I offers a glimmer of hope: coral reefs we studied in the Pacific appear to have increased their resistance to high ocean temperatures. But this can only improve their long-term futures if there is strong…

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