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Coral reefs, kelp forests and other marine ecosystems may be tougher than we give them credit for, a new study suggests.

While (1) _______ scientific reports have documented the ravages of climate change on oceanic life, a survey of the (2)________ who wrote them provides a silver lining: An overwhelming majority noticed examples of sea life withstanding climate change.

“There are instances where (3)________ ecosystems have shown remarkable resilience after climatic events. You can think of them as 'bright spots': They demonstrate that there are conditions under which ecosystems can persist even with major climate (4)__________,” said Jennifer O'Leary, a marine conservation biologist with California Polytechnic State University and leader of the study.

The results of the survey were compiled in a report published in the journal BioScience. In all, 97 researchers were polled; 80 percent of those who had witnessed climatic disturbances also reported noting instances of (5)________. A similar survey that looked at expert-recommended papers on ecosystems found examples of resilience in 85 percent of them.

In Western Australia, for instance, a reef lost 90 percent of its live coral after a (6)________ event. But 12 years later, it had restored itself to 44 percent of its normal size. Meanwhile, after an El Niño-related current destroyed kelp forests off California's coast, they were able to bounce back within half a decade.

Identifying examples of resilience and (7)________ the reasons behind it could prove to be a valuable blueprint for conservation experts, said O'Leary. It could provide them(8) __________ on local conditions that could bolster ecosystems and guide their strategies to protect them.

1. Count
2. Research
3. Sense
4. Disturb
5. Resilient
6. Bleach
7. Highlight
8. Inform