ABSTRACT
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I NTRODUCTI ON
ear&warm ean,cl ncl sm occursi ngorgani vi i -l •Coral seawater obal onofcoralreefsduetogl ati •Now-a-dayreducepopul ng,50-70%affectedbyhuman eachi ng,coralbl warmi ngs bei ogy,Werestoredcoralreefs otechnol ngBi •Byusi on. ati popul
Mol ecul arPhysi ol ogy
Restorationofdamagedreef& supplyofyoungcorals. Wewillneedtoproducebothcomplex (branching)& robust(solid)corals
Genet i cChi pTechni que
Currentunderstandingofgeneticcoral isverylimitedDNA /RNA Hybridization (Geneexpression)couldbeusedforgenotyping (DNA mapping& sequencing).Toresolve questionsofpopulationstructure& diversity. Culturepatternof Geneexpressioncanbe usedearlywarningindicatorofstressincorals (PreventionMeasure).
Cor alCul t i vat i on
Restorationofdamagedreef& supplyofyoungcorals. Wewillneedtoproduceadifferent speciesinlargenumbers,Forreefs restoration,wewillneedtoproduce bothcomplex(branching)& robust (solid)corals(remedialmeasures)
RESULTS
ogy ngabovetechnol Byusi •wecanprotect&conserve coralreefs. dbeprotectcoralreefs? Whyshoul Because, ne mportantofmari sani ti •I ecosystem mate i ngcl catorofchangi ndi •i on ti condi ke i esl ti ami erstonaturalcal •Barri es,etc. tsunami
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