The phrase "ability of corals" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the capabilities or characteristics of corals, particularly in scientific or environmental contexts.
Example: "The ability of corals to adapt to changing ocean temperatures is crucial for their survival."
Alternatives: "capability of corals" or "potential of corals".
This affects the ability of corals to grow back.
This process hinders the ability of corals to produce the skeletal building blocks of reefs.
This hinders the ability of corals to form their limestone structures, as well shellfish and mollusks to form their shells.
Both oil and dispersants, which chemically resemble dishwashing detergent, hamper the ability of corals to colonize and reproduce.
"Evidence of the ability of corals to adapt to rising temperatures and acidification is limited and appears insufficient to offset the detrimental effects of warming and acidification".
In tank tests, such conditions can interfere with the reef-building ability of corals and shell production in some mollusks and tiny plankton.
Poor water quality limits the ability of coral to cope with the rising temperatures that are causing the bleaching, and hampers its ability to recover after bleaching.
The elevated atmospheric CO2 also has raised the acidity of the oceans, which affects the ability of coral and mollusks such as oysters to build shells and skeletons.
The media release distributed with the government agency data focused on dispelling perceived exaggerations of the damage, and on the ability of coral to recover, rather than on the size of the environmental disaster.
In the process, the seaweed chokes off the ability of new polyps to grow, thereby reducing the ability of coral populations to recover from environmental threats.
The ability of coral reef ecosystems to exist in balanced harmony with other naturally occurring competing/limiting physico-chemical and biological agents has been severely challenged in the last several decades by the dramatically increased negative and synergistic impacts from poorly managed anthropogenic activities.
