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Researchers use historical data to enhance coral bleaching forecasts
Researchers from James Cook University are looking into measures of past temperature variation to better predict the risk of bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef. Their study, published recently in ...
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Great Barrier Reef Sees Unprecedented Coral Bleaching
Researchers at the University of Sydney and James Cook University wanted to track how well corals in the Southern Great Barrier Reef recover from coral bleaching under modern ocean conditions.
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Research show oysters could help clean up the reef through filtration
Scientists have found oysters could be very useful in gobbling up nutrient pollution from tropical waterways, including the Great Barrier Reef. James Cook University's Professor Jan Strugnell was ...
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Grim new study predicts trouble for communities near coral reefs: 'It's possible that we are witnessing a step change'
It's no secret that the Great Barrier Reef has been struggling ... according to a release from James Cook University. Depending on the location, fish numbers dropped by 33% to 72%, with the ...
Big moms make big impact—half of the coral trout caught on Great Barrier Reef found to be from marine reserves
A new study has found that nearly half the coral trout caught on the Great ... reef's unique biodiversity," said Professor ...
Explainer: How has the Great Barrier Reef fared?
The Great Barrier Reef has survived floods, heatwaves and cyclones in recent years and is faring well considering the extreme ...