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| 1 | ### [U.S. Vulnerabilities to Reduced Mollusk Harvests from Ocean Acidification Assessed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110802125557.htm) | |
| 1 | ### [Study Uncovers a Predictable Sequence Toward Coral Reef Collapse](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928152100.htm) | |
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| 3 | Changes in ocean chemistry due to increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are expected to damage shellfish populations around the ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110802125557.htm) | |
| 3 | Coral reefs that have lots of corals and appear healthy may, in fact, be heading toward collapse, according to a new study. ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110928152100.htm) | |
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| 5 | ### [The Last Great Wilderness: Human Impact on the Deep Sea](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110801171300.htm) | |
| 5 | ### [Apply Public Trust Doctrine to 'Rescue' Wildlife from Politics](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929161333.htm) | |
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| 7 | Over 20 deep-sea experts participating in the Census of Marine Life project SYNDEEP conducted a semi-quantitative analysis of the most important ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110801171300.htm) | |
| 7 | When a species recovers enough to be removed from the federal endangered species list, the public trust doctrine -- the principle that government ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110929161333.htm) | |
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| 9 | ### [World Population to Surpass 7 Billion in 2011; Explosive Population Growth Means Challenges for Developing Nations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110728144933.htm) | |
| 9 | ### [Technology Funding Makes Climate Protection Cheaper](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110919101919.htm) | |
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| 11 | Global population is expected to hit 7 billion later this year, up from 6 billion in 1999. Between now and 2050, an estimated 2.3 ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110728144933.htm) | |
| 11 | Economizing on targeted funding, for example for renewable energies, makes climate protection more expensive -- as scientists have now calculated for the ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110919101919.htm) | |
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| 13 | ### [Wood Products Part of Winning Carbon-Emissions Equation, Researchers Say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110714132119.htm) | |
| 13 | ### [Air Pollution Caused by Ships Plummets When Vessels Shift to Cleaner, Low-Sulfur Fuels, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110914134907.htm) | |
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| 15 | The amount of carbon dioxide taken out of the atmosphere by forests could be quadrupled in 100 years by harvesting regularly and ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110714132119.htm) | |
| 15 | New clean fuel regulations in California and voluntary slowdowns by shipping companies substantially reduce air pollution caused ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110914134907.htm) | |
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| 17 | - [U.S. Vulnerabilities to Reduced Mollusk Harvests from Ocean Acidification Assessed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110802125557.htm) | |
| 18 | - [The Last Great Wilderness: Human Impact on the Deep Sea](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110801171300.htm) | |
| 19 | - [World Population to Surpass 7 Billion in 2011; Explosive Population Growth Means Challenges for Developing Nations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110728144933.htm) | |
| 20 | - [Wood Products Part of Winning Carbon-Emissions Equation, Researchers Say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110714132119.htm) | |
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