{"id":39704,"date":"2025-11-17T12:45:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/?p=39704"},"modified":"2025-11-18T10:02:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T08:02:52","slug":"young-corals-under-stress-survival-limits-in-acidifying-oceans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/young-corals-under-stress-survival-limits-in-acidifying-oceans\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Corals Under Stress: Survival Limits in Acidifying Oceans"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39704\" class=\"elementor elementor-39704 elementor-39703\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cb68d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cb68d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55a6891\" data-id=\"55a6891\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-37f530c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37f530c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73f4dd1\" data-id=\"73f4dd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-821a987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"821a987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Young Corals Under Stress: Survival Limits in Acidifying Oceans<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba883b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ba883b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>24.10.25<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6862cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6862cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Coral reefs are among the most vital ecosystems on Earth \u2013 and also among the most vulnerable to climate change. <br \/>Rising ocean temperatures and acidification threaten their ability to survive and regenerate.<br \/>A new study from the Coral Biomineralization and Physiology Lab, led by Ph.D. candidate Federica Scucchia under the supervision of <a href=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/tali-mass-2\/\">Prof. Tali Mass<\/a>, in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island and the Hawai\u2018i Institute of Marine Biology, explored how much stress young corals can withstand.\u00a0<br \/>Researchers exposed coral recruits \u2013 the most fragile stage in a coral\u2019s life \u2013 to conditions simulating future oceans: warming and acidification.<br \/><strong><br \/>What did they find?<br \/><\/strong>&#8211; Under moderate changes, the young corals managed to survive and settle.<br \/>&#8211; Under extreme conditions, survival and settlement rates dropped sharply, and genetic analyses revealed signs of severe energetic stress.<\/p><p><strong>The takeaway:<\/strong> Corals from variable environments may show resilience \u2013 but only up to a point. 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