Corals on ocean-side of reef are most susceptible to recent warming
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 9 July, 2012
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Marine scientists have linked the decline in growth of Caribbean forereef corals -- due to recent warming -- to long-term trends in seawater temperature experienced by these corals located on the ocean-side of the reef. The research was conducted on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System in southern Belize....