[Coral-List] increase in alga; crusts; soft coral sclerite micromorphology

[Douglas Fenner]

The rising threat of peyssonnelioid algal crusts on coral reefs

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tom-Schils/publication/375417093_The_rising_threat_of_peyssonnelioid_algal_crusts_on_coral_reefs/links/654994b63fa26f66f4dd7f47/The-rising-threat-of-peyssonnelioid-algal-crusts-on-coral-reefs.pdf

Microstructure of octocoral sclerites for diagnosis
of taxonomic features

https://www.tau.ac.il/lifesci/departments/zoology/members/benayahu/documents/150.aharonovichandbenayahu2011.pdf

Cheers, Doug

-- 
Douglas Fenner
Lynker Technologies, LLC, Contractor
NOAA Fisheries Service
Pacific Islands Regional Office
Honolulu
and:
Coral Reef Consulting
PO Box 997390
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799-6298  USA

Fossil fuel air pollution kills 5 million people world-wide per year
https://www.yahoo.com/news/research-shows-disturbing-between-millions-200000257.html

World's richest 1% emit as much as 5 billion people
https://makerichpolluterspay.org/climate-equality-report/

Huge expansion of fossil fuels planned, will be very destructive
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/08/insanity-petrostates-planning-huge-expansion-of-fossil-fuels-says-un-report

"without policy changes, the world will heat up enough by the end of the
century that more than 2 billion people will live in life-threatening hot
climates"         Will you be in that area???
https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-sounding-alarm-dangerous-problem-123000792.html

World subsidies for fossil fuels reached an all-time high of over $1
TRILLION in 2022, the last year for which data is available.  The subsidies
MUST end.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/fossil-fuel-subsidies-must-end/