Coral reefs fall victim to overfishing, pollution aggravated by ocean warming
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 14:21
in Biology & Nature
Coral reefs are declining around the world because a combination of factors -- overfishing, nutrient pollution, and pathogenic disease -- ultimately become deadly in the face of higher ocean temperatures, researchers have concluded. The findings are based on one of the largest and longest studies done on this issue.