Coral Reefs May Be More Resilient Than Expected

[reefsmurf]

With all the bad news we usually read with coral reefs, a little bit of positive news is nice to come by:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070515151135.htm

 

[pvh]

Does that mean the price of corals will be much cheaper?

 

[fanaglethebagle]

no...

 

[Jocko]

Does that mean the price of corals will be much cheaper?

Please tell me that was a joke.

 

[JavaJones]

I read the piece and felt that it was much more nuanced and caveat filled than the headline suggests. Some issues: recovery times in their data set seems to be increasing; local manangement is crucial; as is distance from population centers.