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Diversity a Plus? Polynesian Corals Say No Pacific Standard … (say from climate change or ocean acidification). Right? Counterintuitive to the notion that biodiversity is essential for a balanced ecosystem, a University of Hawaii at Manoa study of corals in French Polynesia has revealed just the opposite … Inflexibility of coral host leads to higher resistance to environmental stresses Some coral reefs could survive environmental changes for a very unexpected … |
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