New ocean acidification study shows added danger to already struggling coral reefs

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 07:10 in Earth & Climate

A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science suggests that over the next century recruitment of new corals could drop by 73 percent, as rising CO2 levels turn the oceans more acidic. The research findings reveal a new danger to the already threatened Caribbean and Florida reef Elkhorn corals...

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