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Biodiversity helps coral reefs thrive – and could be part of strategies to save them

  • Written by Cody Clements, Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology
Biodiversity helps coral reefs thrive – and could be part of strategies to save themA healthy coral reef at Swains island, American Samoa.NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/CRED, Oceanography Team., CC BY

Coral reefs are home to so many species that they often are called “the rainforests of the seas.” Today they face a daunting range of threats, including ocean warming and acidification, overfishing and pollution. Worldwide, more than...

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