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My understanding is that there are lots of existing corals well adapted to high heat/low pH, mostly from shallow atolls. ... But, if you transplant them they g
by chris_va 2y ago
My understanding is that there are lots of existing corals well adapted to high heat/low pH, mostly from shallow atolls.
... But, if you transplant them they get outcompeted immediately. Corals are constantly engaged in a WW1-style trench warfare for space, so spending metabolic energy on something other than eradicating one's neighbor is not a great strategy.
(I work in a tangential area)