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Can ocean acidification have a positive effect on corals?
2014-11-09 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: A majority of recent reports highlights the negative effects of warmer water temperatures on corals. Because of increasing numbers of bleaching events, where corals become white resulting from a loss of their symbiotic algae, corals become stressed and can starve to death if the condition is prolonged. However, researchers from Northeastern University's Marine Science Center and the University of Chapel Hill have found some slightly positive effects that moderate ocean acidification and warming...
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