Operational Unit
Ocean Acidification & Coral Bleaching Biological Unit
Biology & Biological Engineering
Unit Mandate
Mission & Operational Scope
Investigates the biological mechanisms of ocean acidification impacts and coral bleaching responses, developing intervention strategies and resilience-enhancing techniques to protect coral reef ecosystems from accelerating climate-driven degradation.
Doctrine
GCRMN Biological Monitoring Protocols · NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Standards
Core Capabilities
Operational Capabilities
Coral calcification rate measurement under acidification stress
Symbiodiniaceae (zooxanthellae) thermal tolerance profiling
Assisted evolution and selective breeding for thermal-tolerant corals
Ocean chemistry monitoring (pH, aragonite saturation, pCO2)
Bleaching event biological response characterization
Coral microbiome manipulation for resilience enhancement
Division II
Biology & Biological Engineering