Caribbean Coral Reef (IMAGE)

Louisiana State University

Caribbean Coral Reef

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Coral reefs could face extinction within the next 80 years, or by the end of this century, if atmospheric and ocean temperatures continue to rise at the current pace, according to new research by LSU Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Assistant Professor Dan Holstein.

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Dan Holstein, LSU

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