Re:Some corals regrow after 'fatal' warming
by vangourd on Thursday October 10, 2019 @08:32AM
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Thank you for you response.
I should have LBYL instead of EAFP
Re:Some corals regrow after 'fatal' warming
by MichaelApproved on Thursday October 10, 2019 @08:43AM
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I hate acronyms so much.
LBYL - Look Before You Leap
EAFP - Easier to Ask Forgiveness than Permission
Re:Some corals regrow after 'fatal' warming
by polycaster on Thursday October 10, 2019 @09:06AM
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Thank you very much
Re:Some corals regrow after 'fatal' warming
by tyri_kai_psomi on Thursday October 10, 2019 @09:39AM
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You must have really hated the early internet then!
So it looks like either corals evolved after the KT extinction event or they survived in very small amounts (maybe a few species) before re-exploding in diversity after the extinction event. This can be seen in global warming today- some corals take to the hotter water better than other corals, and even some regions that have had hotter water historically have corals that aren't really affected, while the Great Barrier Reef and similar are undergoing a mass dying.
EDIT: Also, deep water corals do exist, so it's possible they survived from there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep-water_coral