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heat-tolerance
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Houtman Abrolhos Corals Show High Resilience to 2025 Heatwave, Unlike Global Losses
Coral reefs at the Houtman Abrolhos Islands off Western Australia endured a prolonged heatwave in early 2025 virtually unscathed, unlike widespread global die-offs. Researchers found exceptional heat tolerance across multiple species, with lab tests showing survival rates far exc…