In a Stanford-led laboratory study, researchers closely paired bleached corals with healthy clones, making sure they touch each other. The bleached coral fragments fully recovered within just around seven weeks, indentifying a fast and easy pathway for stressed algae to return to full life.
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Corales blanqueados se recuperan en laboratorio por contacto con clones sanos

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En un estudio de laboratorio dirigido desde Stanford, fragmentos de coral blanqueados que tocaron clones sanos se recuperaron por completo en tan solo siete semanas, mientras que fragmentos separados acabaron muriendo. El hallazgo muestra una vía rápida para restaurar arrecifes estresados.

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