The unprecedented decline of coral in the Great Barrier Reef continues
As reported by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), a steep decline in coral cover (the proportion of reef surface covered by live stony coral instead of sponges, algae, or other organisms) across the Great Barrier Reef is a phenomenon that “has not been observed in the historical record.
AIMS´ long-term reef monitoring program visits each reef along the Queensland coast every two years to examine its conditions.
Released Tuesday, major bleaching events in 2016 and 2017 have impacted various sections of the reef, unprecedented bleaching events reported by AIMS in successive years.
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