The Overlooked Coral Reef Network: Scientists Say Atolls Deserve Greater Conservation Attention
A new international study suggests that atolls, the ring-shaped coral reef ecosystems scattered across the Pacific and Indian oceans, represent one of the world’s largest coral reef networks yet remain underrecognized in global conservation planning. Published in Frontiers in Marine Science, the study found that 309 Indo-Pacific atolls contain more than 27,000 square kilometers of […] The post The Overlooked Coral Reef Network: Scientists Say Atolls Deserve Greater Conservation Attention appeared first on Island Times News.
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