Losing Nemo: clownfish 'cannot adapt to climate change'Clown fish face an uncertain future as they lack the reproductive genetic variation to cope changes in their environment driven by climate change. PARIS - The star of Pixar's blockbuster "Finding Nemo" may be about to vanish again -- this time for good -- as its peculiar mating habits put it at risk from climate change, scientists said on Tuesday. Each anemone is home to one female fish, a sexually active male and several other males who are not sexually active. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change last year warned that under 1.5C of warming Earth would lose at least 70 percent of its coral reefs. Under 2C of warming coral, and the vital ecosystems it supports, would be virtually wiped out.

Source: Bangkok Post November 26, 2019 17:15 UTC