[Coral-List] Florida bleaching threatens coral; trying to save corals in nurseries

[Dennis Hubbard]

The "problem" with this approach is that nature will tend to move the
species mix toward something that is better suited to the environment it
faces. I suppose that the reason for optimism is that this probably doesn't
include us.

Denny

On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 8:00 AM Douglas Fenner via Coral-List <
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:

>
> https://www.yahoo.com/news/floridas-coral-reef-danger-scientists-090340658.html
>
> Cheers, Doug
>
> --
> Douglas Fenner
> Lynker Technologies, LLC, Contractor
> NOAA Fisheries Service
> Pacific Islands Regional Office
> Honolulu
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>
> One recent study estimates over 61,000 people died from heat during
> Europe's record-breaking summer last year.
>
> https://www.yahoo.com/news/record-breaking-heat-bakes-us-014459083.html
>
> 1 million Florida buildings will be overrun by sea-level rise, new study
> shows, at a cost of $261-624 BILLION
>
>
> https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-million-florida-buildings-overrun-091203340.html
>
> Scientists size up human predatory footprint
> Humans are the ultimate predators, trapping, hunting, or otherwise
> exploiting 15,000 species of vertebrates—300 times more species than
> jaguars and 113 times more than great white sharks.
>
> https://www.science.org/content/article/news-glance-muscular-dystrophy-therapy-lab-grown-chicken-and-humans-toll-wildlife
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