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Coral Reef Decline Could Threaten Survival of Crabs, Lobsters

2013-09-24 15:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World News: Crabs and lobsters might go extinct due to the declining abundance of coral reefs. A new study has found that prehistoric crustaceans were wiped out after reefs began collapsing. Researchers say that a similar fate awaits modern crustaceans that now depend of coral reefs for survival. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Florida and showed a direct co-relation between prehistoric reefs and decapod crustaceans, a group that includes shrimps, crabs and lobsters. "We estimate...

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