'Coral zombies' may spell doom for coral reefs around world
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 20:11
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have known for a while that coral reefs around the world are dying, and in a worst-case scenario they were counting on large, healthy-looking corals to repopulate. But a new study shows that these seemingly healthy colonies are 'Coral Zombies' with no reproductive ability, which makes them useless in a recovery effort.