You know those underwater pictures of pretty branched coral rising up from reefs in the Caribbean? Well that lovely coral is all but gone. Not disappearing, gone-on more than 75 percent of coral reefs in the Caribbean.
Recent research suggests branched coral, which looks like underwater trees, has been replaced by short, rival species. The culprit?
In part, climate change.
Researchers from the U.K.'s University of East Anglia poured over 500 surveys from the past 40 years. About 200 Caribbean reefs were included in the surveys examined.
Click here to read our full article at Tree Hugger.
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