D'oh....i am not trying to start a DSB vs BB thread. Personally I think the subject line is overblown - but that's the article title.
“We’ve known for a while that having a lot of sediment in the water is bad for corals and can smother them."...The killer blow for a degraded coral reef is a thick mat of sand and weeds that shrouds the rocky surfaces on which the corals would normally grow, preventing them from re-establishing.
Link is here
“We’ve known for a while that having a lot of sediment in the water is bad for corals and can smother them."...The killer blow for a degraded coral reef is a thick mat of sand and weeds that shrouds the rocky surfaces on which the corals would normally grow, preventing them from re-establishing.
Link is here