Tribal member Kara Edwards says it is truly an honor to be chosen for the first Indigenous Space Law Scholarship at Ole Miss and that she is representing the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on a global scale.
In a study exploring the various species of algal symbionts associated with reef corals throughout the Indo-Pacific region, researchers discovered a high degree of flexibility in these relationships. This flexibility may enhance these coral systems' long-term resilience to climate change's impacts.
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In the face of global warming and other environmental changes, corals in the Atlantic Ocean have declined precipitously in recent years, while corals in the Pacific and Indian Oceans are faring better. By describing several species of symbiotic algae that these corals need to grow, an international team led by Penn State has found that these mutualistic relationships from the Indo-Pacific may be more flexible and ultimately resilient to higher ocean temperatures than those in the Atlantic.
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