Remote Indian Ocean Reefs Bounce Back Quickly After Bleaching
Published:27 Mar.2022 Source:University of Exeter
Coral reefs in remote or protected areas can recover quickly after mass coral bleaching events, new research shows. University of Exeter researchers are investigating "reef carbonate budgets" -- the net production or erosion of reef structure over time.
To study the impacts of climate change on reef functions, they examined 12 reefs in the remote Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean before and after the global coral bleaching event in 2015/16.