[Coral-List] new study out says Australia's tropical corals have relatively stable populations

[Douglas Fenner]

Continent-wide declines in shallow reef life over a decade of ocean warming
<https://smc-link.s4hana.ondemand.com/eu/data-buffer/sap/public/cuan/link/100/AF85225A3CDD20723C4B2D9227187F50E276300E?_V_=2&_K11_=913FB9EDCD59B108220D58DF32E629698A6EB7AA&_L54AD1F204_=c2NlbmFyaW89TUxDUEcmdGVuYW50PW15MzA0NDI0LnM0aGFuYS5vbmRlbWFuZC5jb20mdGFyZ2V0PWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5hdHVyZS5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZXMvczQxNTg2LTAyMy0wNTgzMy15P1dULmVjX2lkPU5BVFVSRS0yMDIzMDMmc2FwLW91dGJvdW5kLWlkPUFGODUyMjVBM0NERDIwNzIzQzRCMkQ5MjI3MTg3RjUwRTI3NjMwMEU&_K13_=341&_K14_=24c9a91cb68b7415adbd018c7edb010580dae51f3ae3aeee1ce28c1bfda91cf9>
A systematic census at 1,636 sites around Australia from 2008 to 2021 finds
that more than 30% of shallow invertebrate species in cool latitudes
exhibit a high extinction risk due to declining populations and oceanic
barriers, but tropical coral species remain relatively stable.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05833-y?WT.ec_id=NATURE-202303&sap-outbound-id=AF85225A3CDD20723C4B2D9227187F50E276300E

Not open-access.  Note lead author's contact.

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

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