Sea cucumbers may save Great Barrier Reef
©LUCY TRIPPETT / Pew Environment Group / AFP
01/02/2012 5:23 pm
Tropical sea cucumbers and their faeces could save coral reefs from the harmful impacts of climate change, scientists have found.
Scientists at One Tree Island, the University of Sydney’s research station on the Great Barrier Reef, say sea cucumbers reduce the impact of ocean acidification on coral growth.
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