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As Seas Rise, Corals Can't Keep Up
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The coral reefs of the Mexican Caribbean are in a critical situation, as they are losing their capacity to be coastal protectors, as a result of the rise in sea level and their own degradation, warns a study published in the journal Nature, where Lorenzo Álvarez Filip, researcher at the Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) participated.
As Seas Rise, Corals Can't Keep Up
Coral reefs face myriad challenges, from ocean acidification to warming seas to destructive fishing activities. Sometimes, reefs can rebound from these ecological harms—but only if the coral species assembled on a reef can maintain the required growth rates. A revised estimate of coral growth rates, published in Nature, suggests that tropical western Atlantic reefs are losing their capacity to build upward. Without upward reef growth, rising sea…
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