Factoid/2004/03/11
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Caribbean and Florida Coral Reefs Are Suffering Staggering Declines
- "Elkhorn, staghorn and fused-staghorn coral have been primary components of coral reef ecosystems for over 500,000 years but have suffered declines ranging from 80% to 98% since the 1970s due to the "combined effects of disease, thermally induced bleaching, physical destruction."All of the threats have been "exacerbated and accelerated by a driving force: global climate change," - excerpt from http://www.stopextinction.org/News/News.cfm?ID=1389&c=9
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