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Giant clams face new threats, but we can buy them time

december 29, 2021by Reacties uitgeschakeld voor Giant clams face new threats, but we can buy them time

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Think of the inhabitants of a coral reef, and chances are you?ll think of a giant clam, the largest aquatic mollusc on Earth at up to 250 kilograms and a metre long.

But despite its size and fame, the giant clam (Tridacna gigas) is in trouble. The tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific keep getting hotter due to climate change, and their shells and flesh are in demand. Some are alrea

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