Breakthrough Study Shows Coral Reefs will Transform but can Persist, if Carbon is Curbed
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October 15, 2024Breakthrough Study Shows Coral Reefs will Transform but can Persist, if Carbon is Curbed
Hawaiian coral reefs are teeming with life. Photo courtesy of Andre Seale.
By Maria Frostic
KANEOHE, HI (NOV 1, 2024)- In a breakthrough study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) have shown that, contrary to most projections, coral reefs are not inevitably doomed, but have the potential to persist and adapt over time, if carbon emissions are curbed and local stressors are addressed. This work was conducted by the Toonen-Bowen “ToBo” Lab, with partners at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and the Ohio State University.
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