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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.
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.