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Coral reefs may be more able to adapt to warmer, more acidic oceans than we thought, providing hope that efforts to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and restore reefs have a chance to preserve these ecosystems rich in biodiversity.
“These results give us a possible way forward, but it depends entirely on what we decide to do about climate change and what we decide to do about local stressors,” says Chris Jury at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa.