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14 % drop in coral growth seen in the Great Barrier Reef [1]

R. PRASAD

The effects of global warming have shown up in a definite way in the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.

A paper in the latest issue of the Science journal notes unprecedented effects of increased CO{-2} on the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists found the rate at which corals were able to build skeletons dropped by 14 per cent during the p eriod of study

Publication Date: 
08/01/2009
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems [3], Corals [4], Climate Change [5], Climate Impacts [6], Australia [7]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/australia