Comments on: Coral Reef Futures Forum http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/20/coral-reef-futures-forum/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:29:05 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: unf http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/20/coral-reef-futures-forum/comment-page-1/#comment-214730 unf Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:17:18 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/20/coral-reef-futures-forum/#comment-214730 Can you make money trading Coral Reef Futures? Can you make money trading Coral Reef Futures?

]]> By: derrida derider http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/20/coral-reef-futures-forum/comment-page-1/#comment-214596 derrida derider Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:15:59 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/20/coral-reef-futures-forum/#comment-214596 Without being an expert, adam, I would guess that in those high CO2 periods only small and isolated reefs of more acid-tolerant species survived further away from the equator. They then reevolved to repopulate niches in the tropics over the many millions of years of more "normal" conditions. IOW global warming doesn't threaten the very long-term existence of the coral family, just all existing major reefs. Without being an expert, adam, I would guess that in those high CO2 periods only small and isolated reefs of more acid-tolerant species survived further away from the equator. They then reevolved to repopulate niches in the tropics over the many millions of years of more “normal” conditions.

IOW global warming doesn’t threaten the very long-term existence of the coral family, just all existing major reefs.

]]> By: adam http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/20/coral-reef-futures-forum/comment-page-1/#comment-214586 adam Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:30:22 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/20/coral-reef-futures-forum/#comment-214586 Help me here. Coral's been around for 500 million years. In that period CO2 levels have, at times, been much higher than they are currently. How did the coral deal with acidification previously? Help me here.

Coral’s been around for 500 million years. In that period CO2 levels have, at times, been much higher than they are currently.

How did the coral deal with acidification previously?

]]> By: David Rader http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/20/coral-reef-futures-forum/comment-page-1/#comment-214484 David Rader Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:20:51 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/20/coral-reef-futures-forum/#comment-214484 I think <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_reef" rel="nofollow">Artificial Reefs</a> can play their part too. I think Artificial Reefs can play their part too.

]]> By: Coral Reef Futures and Resilience Economics at Resilience Science http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/20/coral-reef-futures-forum/comment-page-1/#comment-214450 Coral Reef Futures and Resilience Economics at Resilience Science Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:24:45 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/10/20/coral-reef-futures-forum/#comment-214450 [...] Crooked Timber, Australian economist John Quiggin reflects on the recent Coral Reef Futures Forum, which was [...] [...] Crooked Timber, Australian economist John Quiggin reflects on the recent Coral Reef Futures Forum, which was [...]

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