COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Coral-algal Symbioses and Global Warming
Description: Researchers surveyed corals living in regions around Southeast Asia. In the Andaman Sea, the researchers identified a particularly abundant algae species that appears to be almost thermally tolerant, Symbiodinium trenchi. They found that the corals in symbiont with this species seem to tolerant higher levels of heat. In contrast, the team found very few algae species that are thermally tolerant in the western Indian Ocean and Great Barrier Reef areas, where the waters are cooler. [Source: Todd LaJeunesse, Pennsylvania State University]
URL: http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=69042&from=search_list
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Source: Todd LaJeunesse, Pennsylvania State University
Publish Date: 2/4/2011
Reading Level: Basic
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