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In the Florida Keys, umbrella-like shades placed over vulnerable brain corals reduced light by 60% during the second-highest heat stress ever recorded at the site. In a small peer-reviewed study, shaded corals lost less color and partly recovered, though no corals died, and the approach is only temporary
Temporary shading helps vulnerable corals withstand heat
Temporary shading helps vulnerable corals withstand heat

06.10.2026

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