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Is improving water quality the decided-upon method for preventing (or even reversing) bleaching of coral reefs? It seems like that ship has sailed, and now mor
by josscrowcroft 9y ago
Is improving water quality the decided-upon method for preventing (or even reversing) bleaching of coral reefs?
It seems like that ship has sailed, and now more technological advances are required.
Speaking from zero expertise or experience in marine biology, is it not possible to manufacture massive quantities of synthetic coral that somehow corrects for the changing water quality to enable coral life to flourish?
- tim333 9y agoThe problem seems to be the water temperature. It's not easy to fix.
- josscrowcroft 9y agoAgain speaking from zero expertise, would it be possible to genetically engineer coral lifeforms to adapt to higher temperatures?
- scott_karana 9y agoMaybe, but it's part of an ecoSYSTEM, so do other reef dwellers all need to be modified? How does that affect migration and comptetion? Etc