There are characteristic of corals and their ability to bounce back despite global warming and acidification of the water that causes coral reef damage. Reading from an interesting article “Characteristics that help coral bounce back” from ScienceNews, a report “Resilience Assessment of Coral Reefs” released on 20 May 2009 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, reported more than 40 indicators, including type of coral, amount of algae and water clarity, may affect how well different coral reefs will cope with climate change and environmental stress. The applauding move of the scientists to understand how various reefs would be affected by climate change... Read more»
