A three-year study has cracked open the hidden biology behind coral reproduction, revealing hormone cycles that echo those of ...
Scientific wisdom says corals reproduce at night. But on reefs around the Indo-Pacific, that might not be the case. By Chloe Glad/Hakai Magazine Published Aug 2, 2023 9:00 PM EDT Add Popular Science ...
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Biologists uncover how different coral reproduction methods shape Caribbean reefs' future
A Florida State University ecology and evolutionary biologist has discovered that the reproductive methods of individual coral species play a crucial role in their ability to survive, and even thrive, ...
Corals use hormone cycles similar to those found in humans to regulate reproduction, with sunlight playing a bigger role than temperature.
Coral reefs host a quarter of all sea species, but climate change, overfishing, and pollution could drive these ecosystems to extinction within a matter of decades. Marine biologists have been racing ...
Every coral counts.
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