Australian Broadcasting Corporations: New research indicates coral reefs are more resistant to ocean acidification than first thought. Scientists have been concerned that reefs are threatened when atmospheric carbon levels rise and ocean acidity increases. But Australian National University research on the Great Barrier Reef suggests the structure of the reefs is stronger than previously thought. The reports' lead author, Merinda Nash, has told Radio Australia's Pacific Beat program they have discovered a strong mineral called...
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