Another way to check the health of a coral reef: Study the microbes in the seawater

Mongabay
Jun 17, 2025, 3:45 pm183 ptsTrendingTop
Prochlorococcus, a genus of bacteria that’s key to oxygen production in the ocean, tends to disappear when faced with marine pollution. It lives throughout the sunlit layer of tropical oceans and, while it doesn’t necessarily play a key role in coral biology, its abundance is a sign of a healthy coral reef…

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