McIlroy Lab Tracks Coral Range Expansion Across Latitudes

This semester marks an exciting step forward in our collaborative work on coral range dynamics. PhD candidate Joe Brennen has expanded his thermal tolerance experiments to Taiwan, building on previous efforts in Jeju, Hong Kong, and Okinawa. By gathering comparable physiological data across latitudes, Joe is integrating these results into climate models to forecast how warming oceans may reshape coral distributions. We are deeply grateful to colleagues at NSYSU and NMMBA for their generous support.