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‘Temperature-related effects of global warming on coral reefs are highly visible, well-defined and extensively documented. The more recently recognised effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide on ocean acidification will have even more profoundly detrimental long-term effects on reefs. ’ (Veron et al....
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Summary: | ‘Temperature-related effects of global warming on coral reefs are highly visible, well-defined and extensively documented. The more recently recognised effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide on ocean acidification will have even more profoundly detrimental long-term effects on reefs. ’ (Veron et al. 2009)i |
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