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Starfish outbreak threatens corals
01-14-2008 · EurekAlert!Outbreaks of the notorious crown of thorns starfish now threaten the "coral triangle," the richest center of coral reef biodiversity on Earth, according to recent surveys by the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society and ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies.
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01-15-2008 · EurekAlert!
Outbreaks of the notorious crown of thorns starfish now threaten the "coral triangle" -- the richest center of coral reef biodiversity on Earth. That's the finding of recent 'scientific surveys by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and the Wildlife Conservation Society based at the Bronz Zoo, USA.
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- Marine reserves could save coral reefs
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- Stanford researchers say living corals thousands of years old hold clues to past climate changes
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Stanford researcher Brendan Roark to talk at AAAS meeting about discovery that deep-water corals off Hawaii are as old as 4,000 years. Coral may hold clues to ocean and climate changes of past centuries, and must be protected from devastation from fishing ships and coral harvesters.
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- Corals that can fight global warming may one day help fragile reefs
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12-13-2007 · EurekAlert!
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04-10-2007 · EurekAlert!
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