Scott Reef images
Below are a series of photos and videos taken from Scott Reef. To access the high resolution version of the images, click on them to open them in high res then right/command click and select save as.
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The Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral in the last 27 years
Can we save the Reef by controlling crown of thorns starfish? The Great Barrier Reef has lost half its coral cover in the last 27 years. The loss was due to storm damage (48%), crown of thorns starfish (42%), and bleaching (10%) according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy…
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AIMS images
Footage is available online at http://www.aims.gov.au/docs/research/biodiversity-ecology/threats/cots.html And high res footage for this story is available for download until 7 October here – this is a 200 Mb .mov file available to download via YouSENDit. To download a high-resolution version of any of the images below, click on the image to enlarge it then save the…
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Full paper and information sheets
The official PNAS paper is online here Read about the crown-of-thorns starfish here Read about the Great Barrier Reef here Read about the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) here