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"Great Barrier Reef drilling reveals repeated collapse, regrowth and migration since last ice age"
#Oceans #GreatBarrierReef

Great Barrier Reef drilling reveals repeated collapse, regrowth and migration since last ice age
An international expedition including University of Sydney researchers has pieced together the clearest picture yet of how the Great Barrier Reef responded to dramatic environmental change over the past 30,000 years. Multiple studies since the expedition more than 10 years ago have traced the reef's retreat, regrowth and repeated collapse from the last ice age to the dawn of the modern reef.

Meine Kollegin ist mit ihrer Familie gerade in Australien. Sie gehört vielleicht zu den wenigen, die das Große Barriereriff vor dem Absterben noch sehen können.
Das #GreatBarrierReef könnte durch den extremen #ElNiño erneut von einer großflächigen

El Niño bedroht Ökosystem: Great Barrier Reef steht womöglich vor dem Kollaps
Es ist das größte lebende Gebilde der Welt und beherbergt eine einzigartige Tier- und Pflanzenwelt: das Great Barrier Reef. Doch angesichts des extremen El Niños befürchten Meeresbiologen eine massive Korallenbleiche und ein verheerendes Massensterben.

"Great Barrier Reef microbiome mapped as researchers discover 500 bacterial species previously unknown to science"
#Australia #GreatBarrierReef #Coral

Great Barrier Reef microbiome mapped as researchers discover 500 bacterial species previously unknown to science
Research identifies 808,585 viral genomes belonging to what scientists estimate to be 362,802 different viruses

"Water pollution has long been a threat to the Great Barrier Reef – plans to fix it aren’t up to the task"
#GreatBarrierReef #Environment #Oceans

Water pollution has long been a threat to the Great Barrier Reef – plans to fix it aren’t up to the task
There’s one big threat facing the Great Barrier Reef which Australian authorities can solve. But will they?