Major Changes to Shallow Reef Ecosystems Predicted Due to Climate Change

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A global survey by divers has led to research that predicts yet another impact of climate change on coral reefs: a decline in the diversity of crabs, lobsters, sea urchins and whelks. As warm-water fish expand their ranges in response to warming waters, they will trigger a decline in invertebrate species that are already reeling from acidification.

Read more here (story #6).

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