Sunday, 29 August 2021

An incredibly resilient coral in the Great Barrier Reef offers hope for the future

An incredibly resilient coral in the Great Barrier Reef offers hope for the future

A coral the size of a carousel is the widest known in the Great Barrier Reef. Found just off the coast of Goolboodi Island in Northeast Australia, this reef-building Porites measures 10.4 meters in diameter — earning it the nickname Muga dhambi, or “big coral,” from the Indigenous custodians of the island, the Manbarra people.
Read more: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/great-barrier-reef-coral-muga-dhambi-resilience-size?source=Snapzu

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