New research found that providing shade to integral reefs such as the Great Barrier Reef may reduce bleaching drastically.
Scientists may have found a solution to save the world's coral reefs, as a new study found that shading them for just a few hours a day reduces bleaching.
A picture shows a bleached coral, where stressors have stripped it of its color. Researchers have found that shading can significantly reduce the chances of this happening.Some severe mass bleaching events have occurred in some of the most famous coral reefs in the world. One of the worst bleaching events was, which caused bleaching across 91 percent of the reef.
are likely to be needed in addition to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and continued best-practice reef management." "We show that intermittent shading under controlled conditions can moderate light stress and slow bleaching," Butcherine said in a release detailing the findings."Reducing sunlight by 30 percent for four hours around solar noon can slow the onset of the bleaching response in some thermally-stressed shallow corals."
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