Coral reefs in the lagoon of the Seychelles’ remote Aldabra atoll recovered faster after the 2015-2016 bleaching event due to tolerance to heat stress, new research found. The research indicates that high daily temperature fluctuations inside Aldabra’s lagoon probably enhance the coral’s tolerance to heat stress in these sheltered waters. Anna Koester, one of the … Continue reading Seychelles' Aldabra atoll has tolerance for heat-induced coral bleaching, research shows