Kate Kiefer

Abstract Coral reefs globally are experiencing escalating mass bleaching and mortality. Reefs along the western Indian Ocean have been relatively unimpacted. We assessed heat tolerance baselines in two widespread reef-building Acropora species and used selective breeding from two thermally distinct (present day and stress histories) northern (Mean Monthly Maximum 27.9 °C) and southern (26.6 °C) reefs along the Ningaloo World Heritage Reef.

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