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An example of a stress test on corals to make reefs more resilient to climate change. Coral is exposed to strong lights and bleaching experiments with high heat to stimulate them (Emily Michot / Miami Herald / TNS via Getty Images)
Coral reefs are about to disappear under a changing climate Create more resilient corals that can survive warmer ocean waters Entrepreneurs, including a start-up called Coral Vita, are working alongside scientists on what is called "badisted evolution."
Coral Vita, Washington-based , DC on work by the Mote Marine Laboratory in Florida, who has been working for years planting corals and rebuilding a reef near the Looe Key Sanctuary Preservation Area 11 years ago, Mote a cr A nursery of underwater corals where scientists grow colonies of mite coral (Acropora cervicornis) threatened with replanting on sections of decimated or damaged reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. , Explains Mote in a press release. "When the colonies reach an appropriate size, small fragments of nearly 2 inches long (about 5 cm) are cut and used to create a new colony – similar to how new plants are grown from plant cuttings existing. on the reef so that they can grow and develop into new colonies.
Fragments of corals grown in nursery at Mote's laboratory on Summerland Key, Florida Mote Marine Laboratory
Coral Vita says that these methods allow with cultivated corals up to 50 times higher than the natural rate, with breeding corals able to better withstand changing conditions such as warming and ocean acidification, creating a global network of terrestrial coral farms, serving the hotel and fishing The start-up claims that most of the coral farming projects use ocean nurseries, and that its land-based farming method has advantages, such as the ability to use " revolutionary techniques "that allow for faster growth. coral ray (months rather than decades for reef building blocks like Brain or Great Star corals). Coral Vita was founded by Gator Halpern and Sam Teicher, who met at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, where they received the very first ever Innovation Scholarship green of the university .
At Coral Vita Recognize that the best thing to do to protect coral reefs is to stop killing them, says the startup on its website. We urge responsible parties to limit greenhouse gas emissions, reduce pollution and overfishing, and take other significant steps to eliminate threats to coral reef health.
Scientists say they welcome aid
"We are looking at a potential complete loss of the ecosystem, which, to my knowledge, has not occurred in the history of humanity ". ] Jessica Levy, Head of the Key Largo Foundation Reef Restoration Program, tells the Los Angeles Times : "I do not think anybody wants to be responsible for it."
A volunteer diver pruning coral being replanted by a group of volunteers during a reef rescue expedition "Rescue a Reef". of a coral restoration program from the University of Miami (Pedro Portal / Miami Herald / TNS via Getty Images)
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to test the corals to make the reefs more resilient to Coral is exposed to high lights and high heat whitening experiments in order to increase its thermal tolerance and give it a better chance of surviving the rising ocean temperatures. (Emily Michot / Miami Herald / TNS via Getty Images)
Coral reefs are on the brink of extinction in a changing climate, so researchers have been working in labs to create a more resilient coral that could, hopefully Surviving in the warmer ocean waters of the future Entrepreneurs, including a start-up called Coral Vita, work alongside scientists on what is called "badisted evolution." [19659003] Coral Vita, based in Washington DC, builds on the work of Mote Marine Laboratory in Florida. working for years at planting corals and rebuilding a reef near the preservation area of the Looe Key Sanctuary. A formal partnership between Coral Vita and Mote was announced in January.
Eleven years ago, Mote established an underwater coral nursery where scientists cultivate colonies of mite coral (Acropora cervicornis) threatened with replanting on decimated or damaged sections. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, explains Mote in a press release. "When the colonies reach an appropriate size, small fragments of nearly 2 inches long (about 5 cm) are cut and used to create a new colony – similar to how new plants are grown from plant cuttings existing. on the reef so that they can grow and develop into new colonies.
Fragments of corals grown in nursery at Mote's laboratory on Summerland Key, Florida Mote Marine Laboratory
Coral Vita says that these methods allow with cultivated corals up to 50 times higher than the natural rate, with breeding corals able to better withstand changing conditions such as warming and ocean acidification, creating a global network of terrestrial coral farms, serving the hotel and fishing The start-up claims that most of the coral-growing projects use ocean nurseries, and that its land-based farming method has advantages, such as the use of 'technical' "revolutionary" that allow faster growth of a variety. coral ray (months rather than decades for reef building blocks like Brain or Great Star corals). Coral Vita was founded by Gator Halpern and Sam Teicher, who met at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, where they received the very first ever Innovation Scholarship green of the university . Recognize that the best thing to do to protect coral reefs is to stop killing them, says the startup on his website. We urge responsible parties to limit greenhouse gas emissions, reduce pollution and overfishing, and take other significant steps to eliminate threats to coral reef health.
Scientists say they welcome aid
"We are looking at a potential complete loss of the ecosystem, which, to my knowledge, has not occurred in the history of humanity ". ] Jessica Levy, Head of the Key Largo Foundation Reef Restoration Program, tells the Los Angeles Times : "I do not think anybody wants to be responsible for it."
A volunteer diver pruning coral being replanted by a group of volunteers during an expedition of the Coral Restoration Program "Rescue a Reef". of the University of Miami (Pedro Portal / Miami Herald / TNS via Getty Images)
