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Published online 26 April 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060424-6
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Corals go fishing to survive
Catching dinner could save some corals from climate doom.
Hungry corals have an unexpected trick up their sleeve that could help reefs to escape destruction at the hands of warming seas. Marine biologists have discovered that some corals can weather 'mass bleaching' events by gorging on marine animals.
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