The invention discloses a method for assessing the
heat resistance of a
coral, and belongs to the field of ecological restoration of a marine environment. The method comprises the step that with phenotypic characteristics of the hermatypic
coral, the symbiotic zooxanthellae density, the photosynthetic rate,
superoxide dismutase (SOD),
catalase (CAT), the
aspartic acid protease (
Caspase3) and the like as indexes, the
heat resistance of the
coral is assessed. The method has the advantages of multiple parameters, high precision, quantifiable comparison and the like, the method can be used for guiding coral
transplanting and restoration, and a basis is provided for protection of a
coral reef ecosystem. The method is easy and convenient to operate and easy to use, and the
heat resistance of thecoral can be quickly assessed; by analyzing the phenotypic characteristics of the hermatypic coral, and the heat resistances of different kinds of corals can be compared so as to be used for seed selection in the coral breeding and coral
transplanting and restoration processes; the heat resistances of the same kind of corals obtained before
domestication and after
domestication can be compared soas to used for assessing the
domestication effect; moreover, the domestication effects of different kinds of corals can be compared so as to be used for seed selection during scientific research or coral
transplanting and restoration.