Remarkable diversity in heat tolerance can help protect coral reefs

Low-Res_Various degrees of bleaching in corals next to each other at Lizard Island on Great Barrier Reef_credit Melissa Naugle 720x475

Source: Melissa Naugle

New research has found previously undocumented variation in coral heat tolerance on the Great Barrier Reef, giving hope that corals’ own genetic resources may hold the key for us to help in its recovery and adaptation.

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