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SUBMITTER: Schoepf V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6748961 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schoepf Verena V Carrion Steven A SA Pfeifer Svenja M SM Naugle Melissa M Dugal Laurence L Bruyn Jennifer J McCulloch Malcolm T MT
Nature communications 20190917 1
Naturally heat-resistant coral populations hold significant potential for facilitating coral reef survival under rapid climate change. However, it remains poorly understood whether they can acclimatize to ocean warming when superimposed on their already thermally-extreme habitats. Furthermore, it is unknown whether they can maintain their heat tolerance upon larval dispersal or translocation to cooler reefs. We test this in a long-term mesocosm experiment using stress-resistant corals from therm ...[more]