ScienceDaily: If an ocean gets too acidic for a coral's liking, it can't just swim away and find a nicer place to live. So how can corals survive in changing waters? Coral reefs sustain fisheries that feed millions of people, provide protection to coastlines from storms, and bolster economies through tourism. But with climate change altering ocean conditions important for healthy coral, the future of coral reefs is unclear.
Dr. Hollie Putnam, a National Science Foundation Ocean Sciences Post-Doctoral Fellow,...