Survival of the most cooperative
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Marine biologists Anya Brown and Rachael Bay are studying how coral reefs in the Cook Islands can be saved from dying due to climate change. Their research focuses on understanding why some corals are more resilient to warming temperatures and how they can be helped to survive.
Marine biologists are working to save coral reefs in the Cook Islands. They are studying how coral reefs can be nursed back to life by healthy coral. The researchers, based in Rarotonga, are trying to figure out what allows some coral to survive in warm conditions. They have set up a makeshift laboratory to run studies and tend to their field nursery. The scientists believe that understanding coral resilience can help preserve these critical species. They are working against the clock to study the survivors - the corals that seem to persist despite disease and stress.
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