URI Professor Examines Effects of Climate Change on Coral Reefs, Shellfish
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 01:31
in Biology & Nature
Professor is studying how a variety of marine organisms are responding to changes in their environment. Focusing on reef-building corals and other shelled creatures that are threatened by increasing temperatures and ocean acidification, she is testing them to determine how species may acclimatize to the new circumstances.