Great Barrier Reef Lost Half of Coral Cover Since 1985, Study Says

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Great Barrier Reef Lost Half of Coral Cover Since 1985, Study Says

02 Oct 2012: Great Barrier Reef Lost Half of Coral Cover Since 1985, Study Says The Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral cover in just 27 years, with most of that decline coming as a result of heavy storms, predation by crown-of-thorn starfish, and coral bleaching caused by warming ocean temperatures. In a comprehensive survey of 214 reefs, researchers at the Australian In Fight to Save Coral Reefs, Finding Strategies that Work In four decades as a marine biologist, Nancy Knowlton has played a key role in documenting the biodiversity of coral reefs and the threats they increasingly face. In an interview with Yale e360 , she highlights conservation projects that offer hope of saving these irreplaceable ecosystems. READ MORE Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) found that coral cover declined from 28 percent in 1985 to 13.8 percent this year . Intense tropical storms,...

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