Over fishing, pollution and increased greenhouse gases dissolving in from the atmosphere are changing ocean water chemistry and applying combined pressure on ocean ecology. Our oceans are undergoing radical simplification. Habitat destruction is widespread. Complex ecologies such as coral reefs and food webs topped by big animals are being replaced by simple ecosystems dominated by simple animals and plants, featuring boom and bust cycles, and disease.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:53:41 +0000
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