Coral Bleaching Threatens the Diversity of Reef Fish (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

Coral Bleaching Threatens the Diversity of Reef Fish (2 of 2)

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Climate induced coral bleaching events are the greatest threat to coral reefs. As shown here, there is extensive bleaching of hard and soft corals at Moore Reef following sustained heat stress in March 2017 on Great Barrier Reef.

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ARC CoE for Coral Reef Studies/ Ciemon Caballes

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