OCEAN TEMPERATURES PROVES TO BE A THREAT TO CORAL REEFS

The latest reports said that the rising ocean temperatures, probably resulting due to global warming has become a threat to protected coral reefs. To examine whether the rise is due to temperature of oceans, divers conducted several researches and surveys.

"Although marine protected areas could help coral populations recover from temperature-induced mortality in particular situations, this does not appear to be an effective general solution," said study author John Bruno, Ph.D., associate professor of biology in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences. 

A rise of about one to two degree Fahrenheit can virtually wipe out the existence of coral polyps which are the key building blocks of coral reefs. Olden researches has shown that under optimum conditions, the coral reefs increased its existence area about one to two percent.

"Reducing overfishing, although clearly a very good thing, will not meaningfully limit the damage being done to the world's coral reefs by greenhouse gas emissions," Bruno added. Threat to coral reefs has been a great concern because coral reefs constitute for our  biodiversity.