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The Recuperating Ability Of Cauliflower Coral (Pocillopora Damicornis) And Staghorn Coral (Acropora Sp.) To Temperature Stress, Diana Lopera, Roy Adsit, Bs

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Rising temperatures of the world’s waters place our coral reefs under stress, which can lead to coral bleaching, where corals expel their zooxanthellae. With the alarming rates of the depletion of coral reefs over the last 30 years, it is crucial to comprehend the corals’ ability to recover from stressful situations. In this experiment, we will investigate the recuperating ability of the corals Pocillopora Damicornis and Acropora sp. by exposing them to elevated temperatures that causes these corals to “stress”, and then measure their rate of recovery through the comparison of color pigmentations with healthy corals. Terminal branch samples will …