Warm Water and El Niño Effect Killing Off Young Coral Reef Fish

Photo by Joelk75 via Flickr Creative Commons Baby fish are getting the short end of the stick with warmer ocean temperatures, and populations of coral reef fish species could see a significant decline. A team of biologists looking at the arrival of young fish along the Rangiroa coral atoll in French Polynesia have found that fish populations are suffering as plankton, a major food source for the young fish, collapses with the warmer temperatures. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Warm Water and El Niño Effect Killing Off Young Coral Reef Fish

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