Apr 5, 2020
February was an unusually hot month in the Great Barrier Reef. The situation caused the most widespread coral bleaching this World Heritage-listed colorful coral network has ever endured. The coming weeks are, therefore, a critical period of heat stress that will dictate how the reef recovers. An Australian Research Council...
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