[Coral-List] acropora alternative opinion

[James Cervino PhD.]

Hi John, You said "Inability of larvae to cross freshwater outflows" however,
dont you agree that the number one hindrance of "progress in terms of fitness
and adaptation" is due to the persistantance of HEAT stroke induced bleaching
in the next decade.

There will be no pot of gold here in terms of movement to a higher
latitude....as they will not escape the catastrophe that is awaiting. We need
to be calling for massive cuts in emissions of heat trapping gasses at this
next Symposium as there is no MPA on this planet that will protect them if we
dont address the true threat to reefs, which are greenhouse gass emissions and
the pollutants that are spewing off our coasts into reef habitats.

Cheers, James





Quoting John Ware <jware at erols.com>:

* And keep in mind that progress of reefs towards higher latitudes can be
* constrained by the inability of larvae to cross freshwater outflows from
* rivers.
*
* John
*
* delbeek at waquarium.org wrote:
*
* >buiscuil <pascal.mege at gmail.com> said:
* >
* >
* >
* >>Even IF what the paper tries to make us
* >>
* >>
* >believe (which is, for those who did not read it, that Acropora will benefit
* >from global warming by extending their range northward) were true, is seems
* >very unwise to me to stop efforts for global warming limitations. <
* >
* >I find it interesting that they note that their range may extend northwards
* >(what they will grow on is of course another question) they fail to mention
* >that their old stomping grounds may get too hot for them to survive.
* >Therefore, while they may spread northward, the rear could disappear.
* >
* >Sincerely,
* >
* >
* >
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