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100			_aSpotts, Peter N.,
245		0	_aWhy the Caribbean's Gardens of the Sea Are Vanishing. _cPeter N. Spotts.
260			_bChristian Science Monitor, _c2003.
440			_aSIRS Enduring Issues 2004. _nArticle 39, _pEnvironment, _x1522-3205;
500			_aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.
500			_aOriginally Published: Why the Caribbean's Gardens of the Sea Are Vanishing, July 18, 2003; pp. n.p..
520			_a"For decades, marine scientists have tracked the loss of once-bountiful coral-reefs in the Caribbean Sea. But few have tried to fit the disparate pieces of the coral reef puzzle into a region-wide picture. Now a team of scientists is publishing what may be the first long-term look at changes in the Caribbean's corals. They find that hard corals--the backbone of reef systems--cover 80 percent less undersea terrain than they did 30 years ago." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article examines the primary causes of coral-reef decline, including overfishing, tourism, and pollution.
599			_aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
651			_aCaribbean Sea
650			_aCoral reef conservation
650			_aCoral reef ecology
650			_aCoral reefs and islands
650			_aEcology
650			_aNature _xEffect of human beings on
710			_aProQuest Information and Learning Company _tSIRS Enduring Issues 2004, _pEnvironment. _x1522-3205;
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