The Great Barrier ... across the reef, with the most severe bleaching observed in northern and central areas. Bleaching happens when stressed coral is deprived of its food source.

Australia’s Great ... food and color. It’s a result of abnormal ocean temperatures in the past year that scientists worry could represent a major change to Earth systems. In the Great Barrier ...

When the algae leaves, the coral is left without its main source of food and it turns white. The Great Barrier Reef is a Unesco-listed World Heritage site due to its "enormous scientific and ...

Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From food security to controlling seaweed and even ...

The Great Barrier Reef is a special place. It’s a coral reef wonderland that’s home to more than 2,900 individual reefs and 9,000+ marine species. But there’s a special group that sits right at the ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering another mass bleaching ... ejects algae from within its tissue, depriving it of a food source. If the water temperature remains higher than normal ...

without that food, the entire ecosystem is affected. Researchers at the University of Sydney and James Cook University wanted to track how well corals in the Southern Great Barrier Reef recover ...

which are not only biodiversity hotspots but also crucial for food security and coastal protection. The southern Great Barrier Reef, despite its protected status, was not immune to the extreme ...

At least 97 per cent of corals on a reef in the northern section of the Great Barrier Reef have died during ... providing habitat and food for a vast array of marine species.

A new report from James Cook University (JCU) TropWATER reveals a long-term decline in dugong populations along the Great Barrier Reef ... dugongs of their primary food source.

which are not only biodiversity hotspots but also crucial for food security and coastal protection. The southern Great Barrier Reef, despite its protected status, was not immune to the extreme ...