Part of the Great Barrier Reef exposed to more COâ‚‚; results are grim
Results from the ocean mimic those from the lab: We’re screwed.
Diana Gitig - 3/16/2018, 12:25 PM
Coral reefs are not just pretty and cool—beyond tourism dollars and once-in-a-lifetime diving experiences, they provide real utility to human society. They provide homes to about a quarter of the world’s fish, which many people rely on as a food source. They can act as a barrier to rising sea levels, and they can protect coastlines from eroding.
But thanks to all the carbon we’ve pumped into the air, coral reefs are disappearing. Fast. Part of that is heat stress, but CO2 can also influence coral's ability to form reefs in the first place. A new experiment gives us our first look at how much this affects a complete reef ecosystem.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/03/part-of-the-great-barrier-reef-exposed-to-more-co%e2%82%82-and-results-are-grim/
