When our captive corals become endangered and gone in the wild, the ones we keep in our homes will be a valuable source of study/reseeding and preservation for some lines which is why I think simplifying reefing is so important for mass participation
Simplify means thousands will take on aquaculture frags of no loss to any natural reef and produce clones
Clones put back in the wild, if conditions ever revert, begin meiosis and gamete production phasing and selection begins again.
Part of a coral’s innate adaptability is being so dang cool a human gives it favor. a tiny fraction of coral biome will persist even if they all die in nature. Same for cats
Simplify means thousands will take on aquaculture frags of no loss to any natural reef and produce clones
Clones put back in the wild, if conditions ever revert, begin meiosis and gamete production phasing and selection begins again.
Part of a coral’s innate adaptability is being so dang cool a human gives it favor. a tiny fraction of coral biome will persist even if they all die in nature. Same for cats
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