EXPERT REACTION: Coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef
This week the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority released a statement on low level coral bleaching occurring on the reef. They write a number of cases has prompted authorities and researchers to step up monitoring, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a high probability of heat stress that would be sufficient to cause further bleaching. Below Australian experts respond.
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