Sentences with phrase «toll on coral»
«Ocean acidification is already taking its toll on coral reef communities.
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Tourism and human activity has taken a large toll on coral reefs.
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The battering taken by Caribbean coral reefs is finally taking its toll on the fish that dwell in them, a large new study suggests.
«Disease outbreaks can take a heavy toll, with losses of up to 95 per cent of coral cover on some reefs in the Caribbean.»
They can also take heavy tolls on farmed and wild marine life by stealing away chemicals that many shellfish and coral need to build their shells and skeletons.
Furthermore, scientists speculate that much of the carnage has occurred below the surface, and the toll on sea life is much greater than is being publicized — many believe that as many as 50 times more animals have been killed than have been reported, that the oil spill damaged fragile coral reefs, and that oil and dispresants are still stuck in the food chain, after being absorbed by zoo plankton and fish.