Obituaries For Coral Reefs May Be Premature

After mass bleaching in 1998, more than half of coral reefs in the Seychelles have slowly recovered. Nick GrahamBy John Pandolfi, The University of QueenslandCoral reefs are the poster child for the damage people are doing to the world’s oceans. Overfishing, pollution and declining water quality have all taken their toll on reefs around the world. Perhaps the most famous example is Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, where half of the coral cover has disappeared over the past 25 years. read more

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