Climate change is widely recognised to be a major threat of current day coral reefs. In a paper published last week in the Journal of Geology, University of Miami (UM) scientists use the geologic record from nine Caribbean sites to understand how reef ecosystems might respond to climate change expected for this century. The Pilocene epoch (some 2.5 million years ago) provide some insight into what coral reefs may look like in the future. Estimates of carbon dioxide and global mean temperatures of this period are similar to environmental conditions expected in the next 100 years.
This science daily article provides a brief over view of the a paper and its finds .........
Or if you prefer here is the link to the paper.......
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