Lophelia coral. Sweden’s sole coral reef, the Säcken reef, is dominated by a cold-loving species called Lophelia pertusa. Photo source: Wikimedia
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Despite the frosty scenes its name evokes, Sweden has a coral reef. In fact, it formerly had three, and the last one remaining is in danger of dying out.
To prevent the collapse of this unique ecosystem, Mikael Dahl, a marine biologist from the University of Gothenburg, has begun introducing corals from Norwegian waters that could replenish the Swedish reef, according to a statement from the university…
