- In a new study led by scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), a novel form of alkalinity enhancement (AE) was demonstrated to significantly accelerate coral growth rates, a finding that could promote the scaling of coral reef restoration.
- Coral reef structures face a variety of rising environmental stressors: ocean acidification, rapidly-spreading coral diseases, excessive nutrient runoff and marine heatwaves.
- As scientists investigate the thresholds of coral species to these stressors, they are also exploring strategies to optimize the success of ongoing restoration.
Read the full news here: New study suggests electrochemically-induced Alkalinity Enhancement can enhance coral growth rates