Parental experience may help coral offspring survive climate change
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 08:31
in Earth & Climate
Preconditioning adult corals to increased temperature and ocean acidification resulted in offspring that may be better able to handle those future environmental stressors, a new study shows. This rapid trans-generational acclimatization may be able to 'buy time' for corals in the race against climate change.