Effect of ocean acidification: Coral growth rate on Great Barrier Reef plummets in 30-year comparison
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 05:03
in Earth & Climate
Researchers working in Australia's Great Barrier Reef have documented that coral growth rates have plummeted 40 percent since the mid-1970s. The scientists suggest that ocean acidification may be playing an important role in this perilous slowdown.