Article 6KA6F Sound from healthy coral reefs could encourage degraded ones to regenerate, experts say – video

Sound from healthy coral reefs could encourage degraded ones to regenerate, experts say – video

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Playing sounds fromhealthy coral reefs at degraded ones encourages coral larvae to settle, a study has found.

Scientists recorded audio from thriving reefs and then played it back at reefs in decline. Their work suggests that coral larvae respond to soundsin the ocean to work out where best to settle and grow

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