Nature World: University of Queensland researchers predict an increase in coral deaths this summer.
Researchers studied the Porites coral colonies or ‘bommies’ in the Great Barrier Reef. Porites are considered to be more resistant to environmental changes than other types of corals.
Understanding how climate change will affect the tough corals could help determine the extent of damage that the Great Barrier Reef will suffer in the future, researchers said.
“We found that there has been a significant correlation…

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