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Ocean Temps Drive Coral Growth — and Decline


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Bob Berwyn

February 5, 2012

Source: Summit County Citizens Voice

"Drilling into coral reef growth bands - much like dendrochronologists study tree rings - enabled Australian researchers to pinpoint impacts of changing sea temperatures, showing that warming oceans have boosted coral growth in some areas - at least in the short-term. In other areas, oceans have already become to warm for optimum coral growth.

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