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Devac  ·  1652 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Coral gardeners bring back Jamaica's reefs, piece by piece

Sending electrical current through growth frames can cause them to grow/regenerate even in very harsh conditions, though I don't know the exact extent of wishful thinking behind biorock building. To my knowledge, the more pressing problem behind coral's sensitivity to external conditions is algae bleaching, which impacts everything from sand production for nearby coasts, to biodiversity and biomatter production in the area.





uhsguy  ·  1652 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sounds like you are referring to this article. Which btw was a fascinating read http://www.globalcoral.org/_oldgcra/reef_restoration_using_seawater.htm

Devac  ·  1652 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I had no idea about the article, just recalled something from geology/geography electives taken over the years. Information is quite abundant, and here is an article that I probably bookmarked while looking this stuff up for uni.