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Monday, December 16, 2013

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News


Deep-sea corals record dramatic long-term shift in Pacific Ocean ecosystem

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 01:09 PM PST

Long-lived deep-sea corals preserve evidence of a major shift in the open Pacific Ocean ecosystem since around 1850, according to a new study. The findings indicate that changes at the base of the marine food web observed in recent decades in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre may have begun more than 150 years ago at the end of the Little Ice Age.

Species diversity in coral reefs: Very similar looking coral species differ in how they survive in harsh environments

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 10:55 AM PST

Some corals have been found to have the ability to survive in harsh environments, according to new research. The researchers report previously unrecognized species diversity that had been was hiding some corals' ability to respond to climate change.

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