Interesting article on creating a "super coral"

[BrianD]

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e031...ists-tinker-evolution-save-hawaii-coral-reefs

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Interesting. I hope they have great success.

 

[billdogg]

What Sugar said.

 

[gavinsepanik]

That would be amazing, if successful it would be a game changer for reefs

 

[Rob Pnuke]

Was reading a great book called The Sixth Extinction and they talk about Coral reefs having certain saturation points. Prior to the industrial revolution the aragonite saturation was between 4 and 5 and they are estimating that by 2060 we'll be around 3.5. Growth stop's at 3 so hopefully they think of something quickly! Would be a sad world when the only reefs left are the ones in our houses.

 

[eddiereefs]

ohh and this is how its starts...

 

[outssider]

the earth has gone through many heating and cooling events in the past, yet the coral is still here....

 

[Rob Pnuke]

Yes, but it took millions of years between each one for then to repopulate