Marine researcher ‘devastated’ by widespread event that is affecting coral species usually resistant to bleachingConcern that the Great Barrier Reef may be suffering the most severe mass coral bleaching event on record has escalated after a conservation group released footage showing damage up to 18 metres below the surface.Dr Selina Ward, a marine biologist and former academic director of the University of Queensland’s Heron Island Research Station, said it was the worst bleaching she had seen in 30 years working on the reef, and that some coral was starting to die. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/11/great-barrier-reef-severe-coral-bleaching-impact
Author : Sharlotte Thou and Adam Morton
Publish date : 2024-04-11 06:53:58
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