To facilitate evolutionary adaptation to climate change, we must protect networks of coral reefs that span a range of environmental conditions — not just apparent ‘refugia’.
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Colton, M.A., McManus, L.C., Schindler, D.E. et al. Coral conservation in a warming world must harness evolutionary adaptation. Nat Ecol Evol 6, 1405–1407 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01854-4
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