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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:17 pm Post subject: Decrease in growth of coral reef |
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A recent study from the Australian Institute of Marine Science found that 'coral growth' in the Great Barrier Reef has declined more than 13% since 1990.
Increasing ocean acidity could be one of the reasons that's destroying calcification (by the tiny coral polyps) of the reef . Australia's Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef on Earth.
Source: Reuters |
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