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Better for the fish As our natural reefs are under increasing threat, artificial structures like living seawalls may become key to maintaining marine life, said Alastair Harborne, a coral reef and fish ecologist from Florida International University.
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
This warmer world will mean still more flooding and more drought and dangerous wildfires, stronger hurricanes and tornadoes, melting glaciers and sea level rise, and biodiversity loss and ocean acidification with coral reef destruction.
—Mike Gunter, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
The Coral Sea is famous for its rich marine biodiversity, particularly the Great Barrier Reef, which is one of the largest coral reef systems in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
Fun facts: Bermuda is a British territory known for its pink beaches, coral reefs and shipwrecks.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
This warmer world will mean still more flooding and more drought and dangerous wildfires, stronger hurricanes and tornadoes, melting glaciers and sea level rise, and biodiversity loss and ocean acidification with coral reef destruction.
—Mike Gunter, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
The Coral Sea is famous for its rich marine biodiversity, particularly the Great Barrier Reef, which is one of the largest coral reef systems in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
Fun facts: Bermuda is a British territory known for its pink beaches, coral reefs and shipwrecks.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Coral reef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coral%20reef. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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