Balancing between evolutionary rescue and extinction: The adaptive potential of reef-building corals in a warming world
Lachs, L. (2025). Balancing between evolutionary rescue and extinction: The adaptive potential of reef-building corals in a warming world. Science (Wash.) 390(6774): 686-686. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aec9600
In: Science (Washington). American Association for the Advancement of Science: New York, N.Y. ISSN 0036-8075; e-ISSN 1095-9203, more
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Evolution has shaped all of Earth’s ecosystems. But now, as anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions rapidly warm our planet, scientists are questioning whether thermal adaptation can keep pace with warming (1), especially in key habitatforming species. Coral reefs are suffering from unprecedented declines because of climate change, with marine heat waves triggering mass coral mortality, threatening ecological collapse (2). |
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