“... could be one of the major causes of coral bleaching, more so than the increase in temperature per se. An increase in nutrients in the water would have a similar effect on coral, which are adapt ed to a nutrient poor diseases. The higher levels of dissolved CO...”

“... current directed off the coast. The water that is carried away from the coast is replaced by water rising from the bottom. This phenomenon is called upwelling. Along with the water, large quantities of nutrients are brought to the surface. The plankton, which...”

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“... consumed . These include: ecosystem destruction, loss of biodiversity, unsustainable resource extraction, desertification, and a decrease in the (phyto) nutrient and fiber c ontent of the food supply, resulting in diet related health problems . Curaçao, facing...”