The Great Barrier Reef has lost half its corals (IMAGE)

ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

The Great Barrier Reef has lost half its corals

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The Great Barrier Reef has lost half its corals in the past three decades. As more complex coral structure is lost, so too are the habitats for fish.

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Andreas Dietzel.

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