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Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis). Credits: Wikipedia

How climate change weakens coral ‘immune systems’

In a study appearing in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers at The Ohio State University and their colleagues have demonstrated how two separate effects of climate change combine to destabilize different populations of coral microbes opening the door for bad bacteria to overpopulate corals’ mucus and their bodies as a whole.  

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