Its much of the marine food web. The corals are the iconic species. For good reason, it seems. Ocean acidifications effect on coral could harm protective coastal barriers, breeding and spawning grounds for fish and other marine life, sources of tourism income and hotspots of ocean biodiversity, Ricke and colleagues write in Environmental Research Letters.
Where can coral reefs relocate to escape the heat?
The researchers found that warming impacts were dominant, with a significant decline http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/05/coral-photos_n_3876179.html in suitability for corals near the equator. Dr Couce said: “Just as we have to take into account many factors when deciding where to live and juggle the trade-offs such as proximity to a city centre or the desire for a garden, whether a coral reef can establish information on coral or not depends on conflicting stressors. Global warming is stronger at the equator and drives corals away into higher latitudes, whereas acidification is stronger close to the poles and pushes coral habitat towards the equator.” Dr Hendy said: “We also found that some areas where conditions are currently borderline for corals, such as the eastern Pacific Ocean, could remain as they are or even become more suitable.
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