652948 external_news 1637163314 1637163314 A study by Georgia Tech School of Biological Sciences researchers Cody Clements and Mark Hay offers both hope and a potentially grim future for damaged coral reefs. In a paper published in Science Advances, the researchers found that increasing coral richness by "outplanting" a diverse group of coral species together improves coral growth and survivorship. The ecological pendulum swings the other way, too. If more coral species are lost, the synergistic effects could threaten other species in what Clements and Hay term a "biodiversity meltdown."

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