Yale Environment 360: U.S. scientists say coral reef systems exposed to the open ocean are most vulnerable to warming ocean temperatures. In a new study, researchers at the University of North Carolina write that three distinct coral zones located within the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System in Central America -- including the foreef (closest to the ocean), the nearshore (closest to the shore), and the backreef (directly behind the reef crest) -- saw an increase in average summer sea surface temperatures from 1982 to 2008....
URL: http://e360.yale.edu/digest/corals_facing_open_ocean_more_vulnerable_to_warming_study_says/3542/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YaleEnvironment360+%28Yale+Environment+360%29
Enclosure: http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate1577.html
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