Corals Under Stress
Corals face constant stress worldwide. This historical article excerpt introduces researchers in Bremen working to help.
Corals are under constant stress worldwide, especially on the Great Barrier Reef. A global die-off of these animals would have terrible consequences for people in the tropics. Researchers in Bremen want to do something about it.
When corals are stressed, they bleach and die. When Andreas Kunzmann is stressed, he has no time for small talk. His thoughts revolve around the new research proposals. By mid-December, they need to have something to show.
At 57, Andreas Kunzmann could take things easy at Bremen’s Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT): do a little travelling, a little research, and drink filter coffee from thermos flasks in between.
Read the full article at spiegel.de
Originally published in German on 16 February 2017. Read the archived original.