Spawning by dominant coral species on the Great Barrier Reef collapsed after the back-to-back mass bleaching events, stoking fresh fears about the reefs' biodiversity and resilience.
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| With fewer adult corals after bleaching, spawning levels collapse new research shows. |
Not only did the amount of new baby corals crash - falling as much as 95 per cent in some parts of the north - the composition also shifted, according to research published Thursday in Nature.
Read the story from The Age by Peter Hannam - “‘Shocking' coral spawning drop raises doubts over Great Barrier Reef's resilience.”
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