Coral in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is a restoration technique that involves collecting coral eggs and sperm, fertilizing them in a laboratory, and transplanting the resulting juveniles or larvae to reefs.
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process
Method used for active coral reef restoration.
Uranium-thorium dating uses uranium that is incorporated into living coral and decays into thorium; the relative proportions of uranium and thorium indicate when the coral was last immersed in seawater.
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methodological
Description of the uranium-thorium (U-Th) dating method as applied to corals.
Coral bleaching occurs when corals expel their symbiotic algae, causing corals to appear white, reducing their nutrition and increasing their susceptibility to disease.
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definitional
General biological process describing how warming waters affect coral health.