CORAL REEF DIAGNOSTICS
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How do we know if a coral is healthy or sick?
Why do some corals fare better than others?
Where are the planet’s most resilient coral reefs?
These are the kinds of coral health research themes I am currently addressing.
Read more about machine-learning and predictions here.
Proactive monitoring of coral health has been my primary area of research focus for > 20 years, and, although we have made great strides in the right direction, we still don't have a handle on how to diagnose coral health; some such issues are addressed here. Furthermore, we are still working on understanding what makes some corals bleach and die while others of even the same species several meters away are resilient to changes in their environments. I am trying to address both such topics at the moment. Please email me if you have any thoughts on these matters.
A microfluidic chip for reef coral diagnostics in situ.
@ Shedd Aquarium
Are you interested in any of these topics?
1. Effects of global climate change on reef corals.
If so, email me; I have thousands of coral samples from every environmental condition imaginable (excluding deep reef corals). You don't even need to do the experiment or collect new samples (then again, that IS the most fun part of the process.). I am just too busy to keep analyzing all of them myself. Help!
