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Effect ocean acidification: Coral growth rate Great Barrier Reef plummets 30-year comparison

2014-09-18 02:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: A team of researchers working on a Carnegie expedition in Australia's Great Barrier Reef has documented that coral growth rates have plummeted 40% since the mid-1970s. The scientists suggest that ocean acidification may be playing an important role in this perilous slowdown. In a quest for historical context on the peril facing coral reefs, the team compared current measurements of the growth rate of a section of Australia's Great Barrier Reef with similar measurements taken more than 30 years...

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