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How damaged are coral reefs? I dive to investigate climate change

Marine biologist Long Ying studies how warmer, more-acidic oceans are affecting these ‘trees of the seas’.
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Long Ying underwater studies how temperature impacts the health of the coral within the MACORIN project, Thailand.

Long Ying is a marine biologist at Prince of Songkla University in Hat Yai, Thailand. Credit: Giacomo d’Orlando for Nature

Corals are, in many ways, the trees of the seas. They generate oxygen, provide habitats for animals and protect their environments from extreme weather. They also bring many benefits to humans, including creating livelihoods such as tourism.

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Nature 622, 210 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03065-8

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