A number of studies have suggested that the growth rate of corals is too slow to deal with the current rate of sea-level rises (https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/coral-reefs-losing-ability-to-keep-pace-with-sea-level-rise). This suggests that climate change will result in the 'drowning' of most coral formations (these animals need to operate in shallow water to enable their symbiotic algae to be able to photosynthesise nutrients on which the coral depends). This would have a devastating impact on many oceanic islands (both physically and in terms of scuba-linked tourism). It would have an event worse effect on their extraordinary biodiversity.
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