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Challenges in Coral Reef Research and Conservation: Robotics and Autonomous Sampling to the Rescue?

Prof. Adrienne M. S. Correa, BioSciences, Rice University

May 9, 11:15 - 11:45

B18 Fellowship Hall

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Abstract Coral reef ecosystems contribute ~$30 billion USD annually to the global economy and harbor 1/4 of all known marine species. However, human activities have driven the loss of 50% of the world’s reefs over the last 30 years, and 90% of remaining reefs are predicted to be threatened by 2030. Thus, there is an urgent need for human interventions to support reef resilience to warming seas, overharvesting and pollution. Various studies have documented the influence of microbial symbionts on host physiology, demonstrated that some hosts are relatively mutable in the symbionts they harbor