An interdisciplinary team at the University of Miami discovered a new way to help lab-grown baby corals survive through the often-difficult early life stage. By growing these tiny baby corals on cement tiles formulated with sodium carbonate, which raises the alkalinity of the water, a research team was able to show that young mountainous star corals are able to survive much better than the average lab-grown corals. And because survivorship among these young corals is often challenging, the technique could prove useful for coral restoration efforts across the globe.
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