Thermoresistant 'super corals' offer hope amid climate change: Scientists

In the atoll of Tatakoto, in French Polynesia, CNRS scientists discovered healthy corals, despite episodes of heat. They could help restore coral reefs threatened by climate disruption.

Hope at the surface. "Supercorals" have been discovered on the Tatako Atoll in French Polynesia, reports Le Monde. On this small islet, extreme heat waves should be fatal to coral reefs. However, local species are resistant to high temperatures. This exceptional resilience has attracted the attention of the Criobe laboratory, the CNRS, and the UNESCO-supported 1 Ocean project. Is this a case of temporal acclimatization or a genetic adaptation? (…

Thermoresistant 'super corals' offer hope amid climate change: Scientists - The Pulse of NH

Alexis Rosenfeld/Getty Images(TATAKOTO, FRENCH POLYNESIA) -- A possible "biological treasure chest" of corals located in an underwater lagoon off a remote island in the South Pacific appear to be surviving extreme heat stress caused by climate change, scientists say.In the pristine waters off a French Polynesian island in the South Pacific, a team of marine biologists believes it has made a "miracle-like" discovery -- a type of coral which can s…

Thermoresistant 'super corals' offer hope amid climate change: Scientists

Alexis Rosenfeld/Getty Images (TATAKOTO, FRENCH POLYNESIA) — A possible “biological treasure chest” of corals located in an underwater lagoon off a remote island in the South Pacific appear to be surviving extreme heat stress caused by climate change, scientists say. In the pristine waters off a French Polynesian island in the South Pacific, a team of marine biologists believes it has made a “miracle-like” discovery — a type of coral which can s…

French Polynesia: Heat-Resistant Corals May Protect Future Reefs - MariTimes Crimes

French Polynesia: Heat-Resistant Corals Could Hold the Key to Global Reef Restoration In a breakthrough discovery that could change the future of coral conservation, researchers have identified heat-resistant corals thriving in the remote Tatakoto Atoll, over 1,000 kilometers from Tahiti in French Polynesia. These super corals, as scientists call them, are surviving in harsh conditions that would typically be detrimental to reef ecosystems raisi…

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Alexis Rosenfeld/Getty Images (TATAKOTO, FRENCH POLYNESIA) — A possible “biological treasure chest” of corals located in an underwater lagoon off a remote island in the South Pacific appear to be surviving extreme heat stress caused by climate change, scientists say. In the pristine waters off a French Polynesian island in the South Pacific, a team of marine biologists believes it has made a “miracle-like” discovery — a type of coral which can s…