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Reef rehab could help threatened corals make a comeback

Solutions for threatened reefs vary by location and damage done

Coral reef

REEF REHAB  A coral fluoresces purple (left), perhaps as a sunscreen defense for colorless polyps, in a photo taken September 12 of a bleached reef near Okinawa, Japan.

© XL Catlin Seaview Survey/Underwater Earth

By Amy McDermott

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