Factoid/2006/07/10
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Southwest Florida Coral Reefs in Trouble
- "Eight hurricanes in two years and a plague of disease that swept the Caribbean recently have damaged the colourful, thick carpets of open-water coral reefs in the 100-square-mile (260-sq-km) park off Florida's southwest coast... "There are some areas out here that are like a parking lot, absolutely denuded," said Dr. Jerry Ault of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science." - excerpt from the Planet Ark article.
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