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  <title><![CDATA[Underwater gardens boost coral diversity to stave off 'biodiversity meltdown']]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Georgia Tech School of Biological Sciences&nbsp;researchers&nbsp;<a href="http://mcr.lternet.edu/people/cody-clements">Cody Clements,</a> Teasley Postdoctoral Fellow,&nbsp;and <a href="https://biosciences.gatech.edu/people/mark-hay">Mark Hay</a>, professor and Teasley Chair,&nbsp;found that increasing coral richness by &#39;outplanting&#39; a diverse group of coral&nbsp;<a href="https://phys.org/tags/species/" rel="tag">species</a>&nbsp;together improves coral growth and survivorship. But if more coral species are lost, the synergistic effects could threaten other species in what Clements and Hay term a &quot;biodiversity meltdown.&quot; This story on Georgia Tech&#39;s research was also featured in <a href="https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2021/10/coral-gardens-could-hold-off-biodiversity-meltdown/">Engineering and Technology</a>,&nbsp;the <a href="https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2021/10/video-what-a-re-reef-undersea-coral-gardens-could-save-threatened-colonies/">Birmingham Times</a>, <a href="https://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/213924?returnurl=https://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/213924">AlphaGalileo</a>, and <a href="https://www.ecomagazine.com/news/oceans/underwater-gardens-boost-coral-diversity-to-stave-off-biodiversity-meltdown">Environmental Coastal and Offshore</a>.</p>
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