Πέμπτη 12 Δεκεμβρίου 2013

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Sulfurous chemical known as ‘smell of the sea’ serves as clarion call for coral pathogens

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 06:34 AM PST

Coral reefs, the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world’s oceans, provide safe harbor for fish and organisms of many sizes that make homes among the branches, nooks, and crannies of the treelike coral. But reefs — even the well-protected Great Barrier Reef off the coast of northeastern Australia — are declining because of disease and bleaching, conditions exacerbated by rising ocean temperatures.

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