{"id":33350,"date":"2020-01-16T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=33350"},"modified":"2020-10-07T11:38:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T01:38:10","slug":"coral-bleaching-biggest-threat-to-reefs-says-deakin-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/coral-bleaching-biggest-threat-to-reefs-says-deakin-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Coral bleaching biggest threat to reefs, says Deakin expert"},"content":{"rendered":"

FISH living in coral reefs cope better with ocean acidification than previously thought, a Deakin University study has found. <\/p>\n

Lead researcher Associate Professor Timothy Clark from Deakin\u2019s Waurn Ponds campus described the comprehensive study as a \u201cgame changer\u201d, with the findings revealing fish behaviour remains normal as ocean acidifies. <\/p>\n

\u201cContrary to previous studies, we have demonstrated that forecasted ocean CO2 levels for the end of this century have a negligible impact on the behaviour and sensory systems of coral reef fish,\u201d Associate Professor Clark said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe negative effects of CO2 emissions are well established, with global warming already having devastating effects on coral reef ecosystems because of coral bleaching during heatwaves. <\/p>\n

\u201cCO2 emissions are also the cause of ocean acidification, which can be detrimental to calcifying organisms like oysters and corals at vulnerable life stages.\u201d <\/p>\n

Associate Professor Clark said the new study does not align with reported results from earlier high-profile studies of coral reef fish.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrevious research has reported that fish become attracted to the smell of predators in acidified waters. But by measuring multiple behaviours in multiple species and making our data freely available, we have comprehensively and transparently shown that end-of-century ocean acidification has negligible direct impacts on the behaviour of fish in coral reefs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Associate Professor Clark and his research found \u201cconsistently normal\u201d behaviours in fish that were acclimated to elevated C02.<\/p>\n

But he cautioned that even though the new findings suggested that ocean acidification may not cause population declines, climate change posed serious risks to reef habitats through coral bleaching during heatwaves. <\/p>\n

\u201cDespite our new results, coral reefs and their fish communities remain in grave danger because of increasing atmospheric CO2.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are confident that our paper will have a pronounced impact on the entire field of ocean acidification biology.\u201d<\/p>\n

The findings authored by Associate Professor Clark, Graham Raby, Dominique Roche, Sandra Binning, Ben Speers-Roesch, Fredrik Jutfelt and Josefin Sundin have been published in Nature and be found online via nature.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FISH living in coral reefs cope better with ocean acidification than previously thought, a Deakin University study has found. Lead researcher Associate Professor Timothy Clark from Deakin\u2019s Waurn Ponds campus described the comprehensive study as a \u201cgame changer\u201d, with the findings revealing fish behaviour remains normal as ocean acidifies. \u201cContrary to previous studies, we have […]<\/p>\n

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