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June 06, 2015

Climate stress model challenges doomsday for world's coral reefs
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2015
Recent forecasts on the impacts of climate change on the world's coral reefs--especially ones generated from oceanic surface temperature data gathered by satellites--paint a grim picture for the future of the "rainforests of the sea." A newer and more complex model incorporating data from both environmental factors and field observations of coral responses to stress provides a better forecasting tool than the more widely used models and a more positive future for coral reefs, according to a new st ... read more

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