C. moving coral to areas less affected by climate change
Assisted migration involves physically moving species to areas where they have a better chance of survival due to changing environmental conditions, such as climate change. In this case, the high school students will be relocating threatened coral to areas that are less affected by rising water temperatures and other factors that are contributing to their decline.
A group of high school students have been selected to work in the field on the assisted migration of a threatened coral. Which of the following BEST describes what they will be doing?
A. selecting genes that make coral more resilient
B. working in a lab to acclimate coral to warmer water
C. moving coral to areas less affected by climate change
D. making coral more resistant to water temperature fluctuations
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