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Nature 408, 9 (2 November 2000) | doi:10.1038/35040738
. . . as scientists raise alarm over coral reefs
Peter Pockley
Unusually for a specialist research conference, last week's ninth International Coral Reef Symposium in Bali, Indonesia, has pushed scientists to the forefront of the public debate on the effects of climate change on coral reefs at local, regional and international levels.A consensus statement was triggered by an impassioned call from Yossi Loya, a veteran coral researcher from Israel's Tel Aviv University and winner of the Darwin Medal of the International Society for Reef Studies: "As a coral reef society we must add our voice to the growing international concern on the issue of global climate change, and call for an effective reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade.
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