Coral reefs are in crisis – but scientists are finding effective ways to restore them
- Written by Deron Burkepile, Associate Professor of Ecology, University of California, Santa Barbara
Mark Ladd, CC BY-ND
These are bleak times for coral reefs. Warming ocean waters, disease outbreaks, pollution, sedimentation, careless scuba divers, destructive fishing practices, and a host of other global and local stressors are decimating coral populations at unprecedented rates.
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