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This Is The Threat to Coral Reefs Biologists Just Discovered?!!
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10 months ago
Climate change and bleaching events are a concern for our planet’s coral reefs, one of Earth's natural wonders. But now scientists have discovered another danger posed to these beautiful natural ecosystems and it’s something a bit unexpected.
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Climate change and bleaching events are a concern for our planet's coral reefs, one
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of Earth's natural wonders.
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But now scientists have discovered another danger posed to these beautiful natural ecosystems,
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and you would likely never guess what it is.
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Marine biologists have found that juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish can survive high
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water temperatures caused by global warming, temperatures that often kill coral.
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And as the water temperatures lower once again and the coral begins to grow back, those very
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starfish turn into predators and eat the fledgling coral.
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And that's really, really bad news for the coral, as each starfish can consume some 160
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to 320 square feet of young coral a day, meaning the colorful ecosystems are under threat by
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another source, and we could lose far more of our planet's coral at a far greater speed.
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What's worse, crown-of-thorns starfish are increasing in number due to overfishing of
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their natural predators, with our researchers adding, quote, now we have evidence that bleaching-induced
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coral mortality could aid the seafloor-dwelling juveniles, leading to subsequent large waves
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of adults in reefs, which exacerbate the ravages of climate change, with the researchers adding
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that the young starfish are able to survive because of their small size and diverse diets.
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