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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