Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Nearly half of reef-building coral species face higher risk of extinction

A University of Portsmouth scientist has helped lead a major global study, which finds that 44% of the world's reef-building coral species are now threatened with extinction—and warns the true figure is likely to be even higher.

Nearly half of reef-building coral species face higher risk of extinction
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A University of Portsmouth scientist has helped lead a major global study, which finds that 44% of the world's reef-building coral species are now threatened with extinction—and warns the true figure is likely to be even higher.

Originally published at Phys.org

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