Great Barrier Reef loses half its coral in less than 30 years

Coral reefs in Caribbean on life support (09/11/2012) Only 8 percent of the Caribbean's reefs today retain coral, according to a new report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). With input and data from 36 scientists, the report paints a bleak picture of coral decline across the region, threatening fisheries, tourism, and marine life in general. Deforestation is killing Madagascar's coral reefs (09/05/2012) Sediment carried by rivers draining deforested areas in Madagascar is smothering local coral reefs, increasing the incidence of disease and suppressing growth, report new studies. Coral calcification rates fall 44% on Australia's Great Barrier Reef (09/04/2012) Calcification rates by reef-building coral communities on Australia's Great Barrier Reef have slowed by nearly half over the past 40 years, a sign that the world's coral reefs are facing a...

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RT @bionic_beer_gut: RT @bionic_beer_gut: "Great barrier Reef loses 1/2 its coral in less than 30 years [link]" @Schtang aren't we doing a terr ...
@bionic_beer_gut » 06 Oct '12, 7am
"Great barrier Reef loses 1/2 its coral in less than 30 years [link]" @Schtang aren't we doing a terrific job down under?
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RT @extinctsymbol: RT @extinctsymbol: Great barrier Reef loses half its coral in less than 30 years: [link]
@az0i » 04 Oct '12, 12pm
Save GBR atleast from the starfish! QT @ConservationOrg: In 30 years, the Great Barrier Reef has lost 50% of its coral. [link]
@FranziSeitz » 03 Oct '12, 9pm
“@ConservationOrg: In 30 years, the Great Barrier Reef has lost 50% of its coral. [link]”- home to far more than 1000 species!
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RT @OceanChampions: RT @OceanChampions: In 30 years, the Great Barrier Reef has lost 50% of its coral. [link] RT @conservationorg
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sad “@ConservationOrg: In 30 years, the Great Barrier Reef has lost 50% of its coral. [link]”
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Pay attention cause this sucks! “@ConservationOrg: In 30 years, the Great Barrier Reef has lost 50% of its coral. [link]”
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RT @ConservationOrg: RT @ConservationOrg: In 30 years, the Great Barrier Reef has lost 50% of its coral. [link]
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In 30 years, the Great Barrier Reef has lost 50% of its coral. [link]
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HALF. See @FoxNews for details... RT @nature_org Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral in the past 27 yrs. [link]
@WayGreenGirl » 02 Oct '12, 6pm
Alarming finding: RT @nature_org Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral in the past 27 yrs. [link]
@BrightAgrotech » 02 Oct '12, 5pm
We need action! RT @nature_org: Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral in the past 27 yrs. [link] (from @mongabay)
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Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral in the past 27 yrs. [link] (from @mongabay)
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@anthonyraecom » 02 Oct '12, 5am
# Marine Guardian ‘Great Barrier Reef loses more than half its coral cover’ [link] Mongabay [link]
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Great Barrier Reef loses half its coral in less than 30 years [link] via @po_st
@nartured » 01 Oct '12, 9pm
Great Barrier Reef loses half its coral in less than 30 years [link] #CoralReefs #CoralReefsandclimatechange
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More bad news about the Great Barrier Reef: [link]
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@IS_Foundation RT @mongabay: Great Barrier Reef loses half its coral in less than 30 years [link]
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#ocean Great Barrier Reef loses half its coral in less than 30 years: Mongabay [link] *ecocidal collapse
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RT @earthislandjrnl: RT @earthislandjrnl: The Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral cover in the last 27 years, says new study. [link]
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Great Barrier Reef loses half its coral in less than 30 years [link]
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Great Barrier Reef loses half its coral in less than 30 years [link]
@separsons » 01 Oct '12, 8pm
RT @earthislandjrnl: RT @earthislandjrnl: The Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral cover in the last 27 years, says new study. [link]
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RT @earthislandjrnl: RT @earthislandjrnl: The Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral cover in the last 27 years, says new study. [link]