Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Failing Coral Reefs Pushing Marine Ecosystems Towards Tipping Point | Common Dreams

Failing Coral Reefs Pushing Marine Ecosystems Towards Tipping Point | Common Dreams
"Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean are nearing a dangerous tipping point, says a new analysis published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, as erosion begins to outpace the plummeting growth rates of new reef structures threatening some of the planet's most biologically diverse ecosystems."