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CACAdmin
May 8th 2007, 11:12 AM
Coral disease linked to Warming (http://www.coralcoe.org.au/news_stories/coraldisease.html)


Well, it looks like global warming is having an impact on some of the tiniest creatures in our oceans. An international team of scientists did a study over a 6 year period on the Great Barrier Reef and they conclude that it appears that there is a "clear link between coral disease and warmer ocean temperatures."

The news release from the ARC Centre of Excellence Coral Reef Studies (http://www.coralcoe.org.au/) includes links to images and the full article.

Melody
May 8th 2007, 07:35 PM
Makes sense - there are several known bacterial diseases that multiply much more rapidly at higher temps.:no: