Almost 40 years of data shows that some Pacific reefs can become more heat tolerant, but still face uphill battle in a warming ocean.
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While this is some positive news for Pacific coral, the resilience comes at a high cost. Adaptations like these can reduce, and without cutting future greenhouse gas, the Pacific’s reefs won’t be able to provide the habitat resources and protection from waves that residents depend on. “Our study indicates the presence of an ecological resilience to climate change, yet also highlights the need to fulfill Paris Agreement commitments to effectively preserve coral reefs,” study co-author and Newcastle University coral reef ecologist Liam Lachs. “We quantified a natural increase in coral thermal tolerance over decadal time scales which can be directly compared to the rate of ocean warming.
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