Professor Timothy Ravasi (Marine Climate Change Unit) has participated in the OIST Coral Project

Professor Timothy Ravasi, who studies the mechanisms of acclimation and adaptation of marine organisms to the environment, has started to participate in the OIST coral project activities.

With the environmental DNA method, it is expected to figure out changes in fish numbers and species, as a result of coral planting.
More information about the Marine Climate Change Unit is as follows.
URL: https://www.oist.jp/research/research-units/macc

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28 November 2023

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