Reduced Salinity of Seawater Wreaks Havoc on Coral Chemistry

ENN
Feb 28, 2019, 12:41 pm160 pts
New research confirms that drastic changes in ocean salinity from, for example, severe freshwater flooding, as recently experienced off the coast of north-east Queensland from abnormal monsoonal conditions, provoke a similar stress response in corals as extreme heating, resulting in “freshwater bleaching”…

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