Coral Reefs Face Increasing Difficulties Recovering From Storm Damage

Coral Reefs Face Increasing Difficulties Recovering From Storm Damage

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•June 23, 2009
  

As global warming whips up more powerful and frequent hurricanes and storms, the world’s coral reefs face increased disruption to their ability to breed and recover from damage. “We have found clear evidence that coral recruitment — the regrowth of young corals — drops sharply in the wake of a major bleaching event or a hurricane,” says the lead author of the study.

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