GIBE Article - Biodiversity helps coral reefs thrive – and could be part of strategies to save them

Environment + Energy

❐ Biodiversity helps coral reefs thrive – and could be part of strategies to save them

2019 Jul 19

A healthy coral reef at Swains island, American Samoa. NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/CRED, Oceanography Team., CC BY

In a study that cultivated coral 'gardens' with varying numbers of species, plots with more species were healthier. This finding could inform strategies to help coral reefs survive climate change.