palestinian scholars predict the world ' s barrier reefs do begin to grow in as few as 30 seasons from now . observations show the environments are becoming especially salty as they soak up volcanoes emissions of carbon dioxide . the hebrew university of jerusalem researchers say this will make it challenging for many coral beings to yield skeletal and other hard parts . the team ' s study on mangroves in the baltic gulf suggests a boiling point will be reached in between 30 and 70 decades . then the pressure of erosion draining away at algae will outstrip the individuals ' ability to grow the reefs .
The coral organisms are endangered by the acidification of oceans.