Fig 1.
Solutions for coral reefs against climate change impact supported through the WCC project.
The diagram is based on the 4 clusters of actions proposed by Allemand and Osborn [57] for coral reef ecosystems. Specific solutions supported the WCC are highlighted by colored squares. WCC, World Coral Conservatory.
Fig 2.
The WCC is based on a consortium of researchers, aquarium curators, and field managers facilitating the transfer of information between the 3 main components.
MPA, marine protected area; WCC, World Coral Conservatory.
Fig 3.
The coral triangle denotes the geographical area in the Pacific between Indonesia, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea and is home to the largest coral species biodiversity in the world; i.e., about 40% of the world coral species are represented in this area.
Map from Worldofmaps.net.
Fig 4.
(A) Picture from Christian R. Voolstra showing CBASS featuring 4 light- and temperature-independent, flow-through tanks with 2 replicate units (1a/b: baseline temperature based on MMM of tested site, 2a/b: MMM +3°C, 3a/b: MMM +6°C, 4a/b: MMM +9°C). (B) 18-hour–long programmed temperature profile for assessment of coral thermal tolerance thresholds. Asterisk = measurement of photosynthetic efficiency as proxy for coral health (see [70]). CBASS, Coral Bleaching Automated Stress System; MMM, maximum monthly mean; PAM, Pulse-Amplitude Modulation.