Groundwater discharge found to alter coral reef ecosystems
Reading time: 3 minutes Coral reef from a lagoon reef in Moʻorea, French Polynesia (Photo credit: Nyssa Silbiger) Groundwater directly affects water chemistry in coral reefs and triggers a cascade of changes in the coastal ecosystem, according to a new study led by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa oceanographers. The researchers describe the effect as […]
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