Barrier Reef collapse?

Discussion in 'Environmental' started by ZachB, Jul 21, 2009.

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  1. ZachB

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  2. inwall75

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    I'm surprised JEN Veron is being so alarmist. That's not really like him. Yes, this is a problem and coral reefs worldwide are under attack from warming, excess nutrients from land fertilizers and other polution. Coral reefs have been around a long time and they do adapt. They will switch to a different clade of zooxanthellae to more temperature resistant clades. They will perform polyp bailout and re-establish elsewhere. Natural selection will also occur which no one likes but that's the way all of the animals and the plants in the world survive.
     
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    Moved to the environmental forum.
     
    amcarrig, Jul 22, 2009
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