Fifth of the world's coral dead: report


	Fifth of the world's coral dead: report

pokkets

12-15-2008 8:23 PM

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pokkets says:

The estimates of impact of Greenhouse gas, and environmental degradation are conservative. Generally things such as food chains are breaking down more rapidly than expected. Coral is at the bottom of a significant number of marine and in turn land based food chains
i.e The breakdown is accelerating

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12-16-2008 3:36 PM

vanjoy

so sad!

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