Great Barrier Reef Has Bounced Back From Near Extinction Five Times in the Last 30,000 Years
http://www.newsweek.com/great-barrier-reef-coral-reef-extinction-survival-946890
You may well have heard that Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef is dying as warmer and more acidic waters bleach the system’s vibrant coral reefs. In fact, a heatwave killed nearly a third of the system’s corals in 2016.
Now, scientists writing in the journal Nature Geoscience have discovered the reef has bounced back from near-extinction five times in the last 30,000 years. The current stresses, however, are probably far more intense than those felt in the past.
Great Barrier Reef Has Bounced Back From Near Extinction Five Times in the Last 30,000 Years
May 29, 2018, 11:26am UTC
http://www.newsweek.com/great-barrier-reef-coral-reef-extinction-survival-946890
> You may well have heard that Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef is dying as warmer and more acidic waters bleach the system’s vibrant coral reefs. In fact, a heatwave killed nearly a third of the system’s corals in 2016.
> Now, scientists writing in the journal Nature Geoscience have discovered the reef has bounced back from near-extinction five times in the last 30,000 years. The current stresses, however, are probably far more intense than those felt in the past.