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Posted Wed Sep 23 2009: from Greenwire: Biodiversity a Bitter Pill in 'Tropical' Mediterranean Sea http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1253722659 Two weeks ago, a group of marine biologists from Israel's National Institute of Oceanography set sail from the country's central coast... They had a rich catch that night... pucker-faced dragonet fish, sprawling octopuses and brown crabs, snapping their claws. On the examination table, it seemed a display of the sea's bounty. Unfortunately, it was another sea's bounty. Almost all of the species Galil found that night were natives of the Indian or Pacific oceans. Lured by warming waters and a newly improved route through the Suez Canal, tropical marine species have enacted a slow march into the Mediterranean, displacing native species and disrupting ecosystems. [Read more stories about: ecosystem interrelationships, invasive species, global warming, ocean warming] New!: Your Quips: dumbgrid says: "especially slowly" Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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