Scientists discover heat-tolerant corals hidden in plain sight. Could it help protect the Great Barrier Reef?

By Melissa Naugle, PhD Candidate in Coral Ecology, Southern Cross University
Emily Howells, Senior Research Fellow in Marine Biology, Southern Cross University
Line K Bay, Research Program Director, Australian Institute of Marine Science

Just as individual humans handle stress differently, so do corals. Even coral colonies of the same species, growing side by side, vary in their tolerance to pressures such as heatwaves.

In research published today, we discovered surprising new evidence of variable heat tolerance in corals. As the world’s oceans warm, these differences are important.

Earlier this year, the world’s fourth global mass bleaching event was declared. The Great…

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