ECoral: How Electrolysis Could Restore Seawater Conditions Ideal for Coral Reefs.

ABSTRACT: Coral reefs suffer from climate change, including long-term ocean acidification (OA) and warming and short-term bleaching, tropical storms, and pollution events, all of which are increasing in frequency and severity. It is urgent yet unclear how to intervene to save coral reefs. Reversal of the ocean pH to preindustrial levels could restore coral reefs to their preindustrial growth rates; however, strategies to reverse OA on environmentally relevant scales have not been established. Anecdotally, electrolysis seems to help coral reefs recover from acidification and short-term events, but few uncontrolled studies support such claims. Here, using two independent continuum simulation approaches (COMSOL and CrunchFlow), we show the effect of electrolysis on seawater chemistry relevant to coral

SUBMITTER: Lees EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11648074 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature