[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

From the comments to the article at WUWT:

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135 Responses to Sea cucumbers: Dissolving coral reefs?

1. pat says:

   December 26, 2011 at 10:05 am

   I am not sure about the point of this article. Sea cucumbers and many star fish feed off reefs and if invasive, often pose a danger until a predator adapts them to diet. This has been known for 70 years. And the so called acidification of the oceans, really reduced alkalinity, is primarily modelling as we have no accurate pre industrialization information.As far as the current status, oceanic calcium carbonate is quite stable.
   The danger to reefs continues to be fertilizer, shore structures, dynamite, over-fishing and poor fishing practices, anchorages, and siltation. AGW does not even approach a level of concern when compared to any one of these elements.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

” until a predator adapts them to diet.”

Well,,,, I have eaten sea cucumbers at a traditional Chinese restaurant. Kind of like eating warm Vaseline. But,,, turn the Chinese loose on ‘em!

[steelyourfaith]

Thanx for the ping Ernest_at_the_Beach !

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[SunkenCiv]

I think the Sea Tomatoes are doing it, they’re very acidic. Thanks Ernest.