Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian researchers say, and they fear the rest of it has suffered a similar fate.
Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australia n research showed Tuesday, with scientists fearing the rest of it has suffered a similar fate. The Australia n Institute of Marine Science said surveys of 12 reefs found up to 72 percent coral mortality, thanks to a summer of mass bleaching, two cyclones, and flooding.
But this latest survey also found a rapid-growing type of coral -- known as acropora -- had suffered the highest rate of death. This coral is quick to grow, but one of the first to bleach. Lead researcher Mike Emslie told public broadcaster ABC the past summer was 'one of the most severe events' across the Great Barrier Reef, with heat stress levels surpassing previous events. 'These are serious impacts. These are serious losses,' he said.
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