Tag: reef health
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Seawater Microbes Pave Way for Non-Invasive Coral Disease Detection, WHOI Study Finds
Groundbreaking Discovery: Seawater Microbes Signal Coral Disease In a pioneering effort to protect the world’s coral reefs, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands, have demonstrated that seawater microbes can serve as an early, non-invasive indicator of coral disease. The study suggests that microbial signatures…
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Seawater Microbes Offer Non-Invasive Path to Detect Coral Disease, WHOI Study Finds
New Research Reveals a Non-Invasive Coral Health Indicator Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands, have unveiled a promising non-invasive approach to diagnosing coral disease: seawater microbes. By monitoring the microbial communities present in surrounding seawater, scientists can identify early indicators of stress and disease…