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New evidence highlights threat to Caribbean coral reef growth
2013-01-29 11:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Contact: Louise Vennells l.vennells@exeter.ac.uk 0044-013-927-22062 University of Exeter Many Caribbean coral reefs have either stopped growing or are on the threshold of starting to erode, new evidence has revealed Coral reefs build their structures by both producing and accumulating calcium carbonate, and this …
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Coral fights back against warming seas
2013-01-08 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jones: In the world of coral reefs, most of the news is pretty gloomy. Rising ocean temperatures have led to massive die-offs from Indonesia to Florida; emissions-driven acidity could dissolve corals' structure-building ability in 20 years; rising sea levels threaten to block sunlight even from healthy reefs; and in November NOAA called on Congress to afford endangered species status to over 60 species. A blunt, unsparing editorial in the Times this summer slathered on the melodrama: Coral reefs are being...
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