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09.06.08

Coral Reefs in Troubled Waters

A team of international scientists discover that one-third of the world's coral-building reefs face extinction

By Jaya Jiwatram Posted 07.17.2008 at 2:37 pm 0 Comments

Time and time again we hear news about the danger the world's coral reefs are in. Now, the first-ever comprehensive international assessment of their conservation status reveals that the fate of coral is worse even than scientists previously believed.

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