The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's most iconic natural wonders, but it faces a challenging future.
Located in waters off the coast of Queensland, Australia, it boasts a wide variety of life, from soft and hard coral to fish, molluscs, plankton, whales and dolphins.
As the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has noted, "the coral reef structure buffers shorelines against waves, storms, and floods" which in turn helps to "prevent loss of life, property damage, and erosion."All is not well, however, with the GBRMPA describing climate change as "the greatest threat to the Great Barrier Reef and coral reefs worldwide.
Bleaching takes place when "abnormal" conditions — such as increased sea temperatures — result in coral getting rid of very small photosynthetic algae, according to JCU and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, which is located there. "Dead corals don't make babies," Terry Hughes, lead author of the paper and director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, said in a statement.
Mumby went on to explain that his first project with the Foundation was an initiative that looked to build up some understanding of the reef's resilience. Due to mining for guano — excrement from animals like birds, which can be used as a fertilizer — the landscape of the island had been devastated, losing both vegetation and topsoil."So one of the things that's happening ... at Lady Elliott is a really bold restoration of the forest and the vegetation on the island," Mumby said.
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