Genotipos de coral resistentes

el santo grial de la restauración coralina

Abstract

Coral reefs are one of the most important ecosystems on the planet. However, in recent decades coral reefs have been one of the most affected ecosystems due local pressures, such as poor water quality, overfishing and coastal development, as well as, global pressures, such as global warming, responsible for coral bleaching. These pressures have reduced coral populations worldwide, particularly in the Caribbean region. In this context, coral restoration emerged as a strategy that seeks to compensate for these losses. These strategies have used different tools (including molecular ones) to reproduce and transplant corals to target sites. In recent years, one of the most popular strategies has been the identification of high temperature tolerant coral genotypes. In this work, we describe and discuss the use of molecular biology for the identification of coral genotypes as a strategy to face the changing environment.