Coral

Published: September 15, 2007, 7:23 am

Tags: coral, climate change, global warming, sea creatures, dinosaurs, volcano, extinction, marine, maritimes, prehistoric, endangered species

Two interesting stories appeared this week on coral. The fact they are endangered and that they have been discovered off the Canadian East Coast.Corals Added To IUCN Red List Of Threatened Species For First Time"There is a common misconception that marine species are not as vulnerable to extinction as land-based species," said Roger McManus, CI's vice president for marine programs. "However, we increasingly realize that marine biodiversity is also faced with serious environmental threat, and that there is an urgent need to determine the worldwide extent of these pressures to guide marine conservation practice.""Marine ecosystems are vulnerable to threats at all scales -- globally through climate change, regionally from El Ni o events, and locally when over-fishing removes key ecosystem building blocks," said Jane Smart, head of the IUCN Species Program. "We need more effective solutions to manage marine resources in a more sustainable way in light of these increasing

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