I also agree with the views of Nystrom & Folke (2001), who suggest more trans-continental studies into reef resilience, as the majority of studies conducted in the past have focused on collections of reefs in a small geographical range. These further studies will hopefully aid in the conservation of coral reefs, as well as help gain a further insight into the ways climate change may affect the interactions between reefs.
Genetic studies could also be carried out on resistant species of corals and zooxanthellae in order to determine which genes they possess that give them a greater resilience to environmental extremes.
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