New ocean acidification study shows added danger to already struggling coral reefs

Ocean acidification could compromise the successful fertilization, larval settlement and survivorship of Elkhorn corals, new research reveals. (Credit: Evan D'Alessandro, University of Miami)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101108151328.htm
ScienceDaily (Nov. 13, 2010) — Over the next century, recruitment of new corals could drop by 73 percent, as rising carbon dioxide levels turn the oceans more acidic, suggests a new study led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. The research findings reveal a new danger to the already threatened Caribbean and Florida reef Elkhorn corals.