& bsp;A
a e
u de wate
sighti g
of
o a ge,
white,
a d
g ee
co als
g owi g
togethe
off
Mi icoy
i
Lakshadweep
has
ope ed
a
ew
wi dow
i to
how
co al
colo ies
espo d
diffe e tly
to
isi g
sea
tempe atu es,
acco di g
to
scie tists
at
the
ICAR-Ce t al
Ma i e
Fishe ies
Resea ch
I stitute
(CMFRI).
The
st iki g
fo matio
was
photog aphed
by
CMFRI
esea ch
schola
Alvi
A to
du i g
a
ma i e
mammal
su vey.
The
co als
we e
ide tified
as
Lobophyllia
co ymbosa,
see
i
vib a t
o a ge,
a d
Lobophyllia
adia s,
displayi g
white
a d
g ee
hues.
What
has
pa ticula ly
i t igued
esea che s
is
the
co t asti g
co ditio
of
two
eighbou i g
colo ies
of
L.
adia s.
O e
has
u de go e
bleachi g
afte
losi g
its
symbiotic
algae,
while
the
othe
emai s
healthy
a d
g ee
despite
g owi g
immediately
alo gside
it.
The
obse vatio
could
p ove
sig ifica t
fo
scie tists
studyi g
why
some
co als
withsta d
the mal
st ess
bette
tha
othe s.
“This
is
ot
me ely
a
symbol
of
I dia’s
ich
ma i e
biodive sity.
It
tells
the
sto y
of
both
esilie ce
a d
vul e ability
to
climate
st ess,”
said
CMFRI
Di ecto
D
G i so
Geo ge.
He
said
the
co t asti g
espo se
of
the
eighbou i g
colo ies
could
p ovide
valuable
i sights
i to
the mal
st ess
tole a ce,
with
pote tial
applicatio s
i
co al
eef
esto atio
a d
climate
adaptatio
esea ch.
Co al
bleachi g
occu s
whe
e vi o me tal
st ess,
pa ticula ly
elevated
sea
tempe atu es,
causes
co als
to
lose
thei
symbiotic
algae,
which
p ovide
them
with
much
of
thei
e e gy
a d
colou .
P olo ged
bleachi g
ca
ultimately
lead
to
co al
death.
The
Mi icoy
obse vatio
the efo e
offe s
scie tists
a
atu al
compa iso
of
two
colo ies
of
the
same
species,
g owi g
vi tually
side
by
side,
yet
espo di g
diffe e tly
to
the
same
e vi o me tal
co ditio s.
CMFRI
is
also
steppi g
up
effo ts
to
st e gthe
ma i e
ecosystems
agai st
climate
p essu es.
With
suppo t
f om
the
Ce t e,
the
i stitute
is
scali g
up
a tificial
eef
deployme t
alo g
coastal
wate s
to
evive
deg aded
habitats,
e ha ce
biodive sity
a d
suppo t
a tisa al
fishi g
commu ities.
The
i stitute
is
simulta eously
wo ki g
to
eple ish
depleted
ma i e
esou ces
th ough
fish
b eedi g,
seed
p oductio
a d
sea- a chi g
p og ammes.
Acco di g
to
D
Geo ge,
esto i g
atu al
habitats
th ough
a tificial
eefs
ca
co t ibute
to
buildi g
mo e
climate- esilie t
ma i e
ecosystems.
The
colou ful
co al
assemblage
off
Mi icoy,
mea while,
has
give
esea che s
somethi g
mo e
valuable
tha
a
u usual
photog aph:
a
atu al
clue
to
why
some
co als
su vive
wa mi g
seas
while
othe s
st uggle,
k owledge
that
could
become
c ucial
as
climate
cha ge
puts
co al
eefs
u de
i c easi g
p essu e.
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