The substance, applied to surfaces as a coating, improved coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times in experiments compared to untreated surfaces Coral larvae are picky about where they attach and ...

When baby corals are hunting for a new home, they float around the water column until they find somewhere to settle down and hopefully to grow big and strong. To find a suitable spot to grow, larval ...

Coral larvae are picky about where they attach and settle down. One of the ways they decide is by “smelling” chemicals in the water that are associated with healthy reefs. Now, researchers at UC San ...