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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (550032)2/14/2010 6:52:56 PM
From: Jim McMannis  Read Replies (1) of 1573822
 
I doubt we'd get much interest if we discussed the ecology of coral reef fishes. Combjelly might pipe in. The oceans are indeed in peril. What we thought were inexhaustible resources 30 years ago are in danger of being wiped out. For the most part due to human intrusion. Overfishing. Human population increases. Better exploitation technology. Due to the overharvesting or exotic introduction of key components, whole ecosystems are collapsing. For instance the misintroduction (aquarium releases)of the "exotic" red lionfish "pterois volitans" into the western atlantic and caribbean is reeking havoc on coral reef ecology. Indigenous fish have no natural defense. Possible indidenous species capable of being limiting factors (large serranids) have been overfished.
Basically. significant rises in sea water temperatures would devastate coral reefs. As does increased turbity, salinity and chemical changes due to chemical runoff, everglades flow diversions etc.

It's a long list man.
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