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Article: WWF Reports Coral Bleaching Underway in U.S. Territory of American Samoa
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- March 20, 2003
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WASHINGTON, March 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- World Wildlife Fund today
reported that coral bleaching is occurring at all of its seven
research sites in the U.S. territory of American Samoa, including
reefs within the protective boundaries of the U.S. National Park of
American Samoa, Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Maloata
Bay community reserve.
"The bleaching that we're seeing at WWF research sites in American
Samoa indicates that in the face of climate change, reef conservation
will require more complex responses than the creation of protected
areas alone," said Dr. Lara Hansen, primary investigator for the WWF
research project. "Coral reefs are diverse ecosystems that are not
only ...
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