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More bad news: nature is evolving...
who would have thought ?
"A parasite tied to bleaching in global coral reefs has infected B.C. marine life
By Rochelle Baker for Canada's National Observer
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/04/17/news/parasite-tied-bleaching-global-coral-reefs-has-infected-bc-marine-life
Quotes:
"The presence of the microbial parasite will have a big ripple effect on their study across the Pacific and how they might impact marine life in both warm and cold waters, said Keeling."
"If corals in tropical waters are more vulnerable to bleaching and warming waters because of the parasite, this may also pose concerns for marine life infected with corallicolids in cold-water ecosystems as oce
... Show more...208 #ClimateEmergency #Coral
More bad news: nature is evolving...
who would have thought ?
"A parasite tied to bleaching in global coral reefs has infected B.C. marine life
By Rochelle Baker for Canada's National Observer
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/04/17/news/parasite-tied-bleaching-global-coral-reefs-has-infected-bc-marine-life
Quotes:
"The presence of the microbial parasite will have a big ripple effect on their study across the Pacific and how they might impact marine life in both warm and cold waters, said Keeling."
"If corals in tropical waters are more vulnerable to bleaching and warming waters because of the parasite, this may also pose concerns for marine life infected with corallicolids in cold-water ecosystems as ocean warming occurs."
"The parasites have probably been in B.C. waters for some time but simply weren’t found because people weren’t looking for them, he said, but also due to a scientific “blind spot” because typical water-testing methods would not readily identify the parasite."
"Finding the corallicolids in B.C. waters means more research is needed to learn more about how and which cold-water animals the parasites may affect most, Trznadel said."
University of British Columbia researchers have discovered a parasite associated with the bleaching of tropical coral reefs is prevalent in their cold-water cousins like sea anemones on the West Coast.
Rochelle Baker (Canada's National Observer)