Texas Biodiversity Center

Coral reefs occupy just 1% of the seafloor but support more than 25% of all marine species, making them critical to ocean biodiversity. In the Caribbean, reefs are especially threatened because major reef-building corals are no longer reproducing successfully, and restoration efforts have had mixed results. Professor Misha Matz (Integrative Biology) warns that losing coral reefs would be both an environmental and societal disaster, affecting marine life, food supplies, shoreline protection, and tourism. To help prevent reef collapse, Matz and colleagues have proposed introducing resilient non-native corals from other regions to help rebuild Caribbean reef ecosystems.
https://cns.utexas.edu/news/features/can-scientists-proposal-save-coral-reefs-our-hemisphere

April's Science Under the Stars event "An Evening with Biodiversity Researchers" was a great success! Stengl-Wyer Scholars and Fellows presented their research and had tabling events as well.