Coral Bones: John Bruno on the decline of coral reef ecosystems

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

John Bruno on the decline of coral reef ecosystems

in a substantial piece at Ove Hoegh-Guldberg's climateshifts.org

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"Mike", the world's first hydrogen bomb, vaporised Elugelap island and other parts of the Enewetak atoll on 1 November 1952. In the half century or so since then humans have destroyed around a quarter - some say a half - of all tropical coral reefs, which are one the world's richest and oldest ecosystems and provide vital benefits in over 100 countries. Will the rest be gone within another fifty years - or less? So what?

Please note that this blog is now pretty much 'on hold', with only occasional updates since January 2008. For notes on the Anthropocene extinction and what comes next see The Book of Barely Imagined Beings.

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

John Bruno on the decline of coral reef ecosystems

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