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December 20, 20221:25 PM EST
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Scientists freeze Great Barrier Reef coral in world-first trial
....have successfully trialed a new method for freezing and storing coral larvae they say could eventually help rewild reefs.....
Scientists are scrambling to protect coral reefs as rising ocean temperatures destabilise delicate ecosystems. The Great Barrier Reef has suffered four bleaching events in the last seven years including the first ever bleach during a La Nina phenomenon, which typically brings cooler temperatures.
... In a December lab trial, the world's first with Great Barrier Reef coral, scientists used the cryomesh to freeze coral larvae at the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences (AIMS). The coral had been collected from the reef for the trial, which coincided with the brief annual spawning window.
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sc...imate%20change.
December 20, 20221:25 PM EST
Last Updated 7 hours ago
Scientists freeze Great Barrier Reef coral in world-first trial
....have successfully trialed a new method for freezing and storing coral larvae they say could eventually help rewild reefs.....
Scientists are scrambling to protect coral reefs as rising ocean temperatures destabilise delicate ecosystems. The Great Barrier Reef has suffered four bleaching events in the last seven years including the first ever bleach during a La Nina phenomenon, which typically brings cooler temperatures.
... In a December lab trial, the world's first with Great Barrier Reef coral, scientists used the cryomesh to freeze coral larvae at the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences (AIMS). The coral had been collected from the reef for the trial, which coincided with the brief annual spawning window.
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sc...imate%20change.