SHIFT magazine Critically Endangered Species File: Fire Coral Fire Coral, named as such more for appearance and location, rather than genus, is one of the rarest and most endangered of all corals. Human intervention, be it direct (fishing) or indirect (climate change) have been the primary reasons for reef degradation, and therefore the destruction of marine life. Poor agricultural practices, silting, and pollutants have been some of the most common reasons for permanent reef degradation, and we are now finding that the permanent changes in water temperature caused by climate change are creating an environment that cannot sustain Fire Coral.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 06:25:00 +0000
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