Brave New Reef: Symbiont manipulation, stress hardening, and assisted migration on coral reefs of the 21st century
Andrew C. Baker, Ph.D.
The ongoing threat of climate change, exemplified by the onset of near-annual bleaching events in the Florida Keys, challenges reef restoration efforts to anticipate continued warming as part of their planning and implementation. New research points to ways in which the effectiveness of reef restoration under projected warming might be increased through targeted interventions and/or targeting of source populations that might be pre-adapted to warmer conditions. Here I will discuss the theory and application of some of these approaches – including stress hardening, symbiont manipulation, and assisted migration – to reef restoration in Florida, focusing on Miami-Dade County.
University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Andrew C. Baker, Ph.D.
The ongoing threat of climate change, exemplified by the onset of near-annual bleaching events in the Florida Keys, challenges reef restoration efforts to anticipate continued warming as part of their planning and implementation. New research points to ways in which the effectiveness of reef restoration under projected warming might be increased through targeted interventions and/or targeting of source populations that might be pre-adapted to warmer conditions. Here I will discuss the theory and application of some of these approaches – including stress hardening, symbiont manipulation, and assisted migration – to reef restoration in Florida, focusing on Miami-Dade County.
University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science