Climate change could not be “fatal” for all corals

Some corals that live in the Caribbean could adapt to new climatic conditions, says a scientific study of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), based in Panama, released Friday.

According to the report, STRI scientists believe that corals Orbicella group “will continue to adapt to future climate change due to its high genetic diversity”.

“Having many genetic variants is like buying many lottery tickets,” said Carlos Prada, lead author of the study.

According to experts, for a period of between 3.5 and 2.5 million years, the number of all species of coral in the Caribbean increased.

But for some 2 to 1.5 million years when the sea temperature dropped, the number of coral species in the Caribbean “was also plummeting,” say the scientists. However, the Orbicella was able to recover, which shows its high adaptability.

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