great barrier reef
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The Great Southern Reef Is in More Trouble Than the Great Barrier Reef
Marine heatwaves are damaging reef ecosystems around Australia, but while the tropical north has received the lion’s share of the attention to date, we equally need to worry about the temperate south. That’s partly because the Great Southern Reef is of immense biodiversity value. Species found here are found nowhere else in the world. Even…
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If K’Gari Did Help Protect the Great Barrier Reef From Sand, the Entire Formation of the East Coast of Australia Is Linked to a Singular Story
Scientists had always been puzzled why the Great Barrier Reef formed long after Australia had conditions suitable for reef growth. It turns out the answer might be K’gari (Fraser Island). K’gari, the world’s largest sand island and a UNESCO World Heritage Area, juts out from the Australian coastline where the continent extends furthest east. It…
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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Is Suffering Yet Another Mass Bleaching
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its fourth mass bleaching in only six years, with corals severely damaged by warming sea temperatures. Earlier today, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, which oversees the reef system, confirmed the mass bleaching and expressed hope for a potential recovery.
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Astonishingly Large Coral Spotted in the Great Barrier Reef
Snorkelers swimming in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have stumbled upon a coral of epic proportions. Composed of living organisms, the gigantic mass is the widest coral ever found in the region and one of the oldest.