#greatbarrierreef — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #greatbarrierreef, aggregated by home.social.
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🐟🐘 A fuzzy red-and-orange #fish spotted off #PapuaNewGuinea has been identified as a new ghost #pipefish species named Solenostomus snuffleupagus after #SesameStreet’s Mr. #Snuffleupagus. Researchers confirmed it through measurements, CT scans, and #DNA, and found its scruffy look likely mimics floating #algae for #camouflage.
#science #marinebiology #biology #marine #ghostpipefish #ocean #coralreef #naturalselection #greatbarrierreef #science #nature #animals #wildlife #underwater
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The political system - #Capitalism - has decided #fossilfuels profits matter more than climate stability, than the #GreatBarrierReef, than Pacific Islander lives, and more than the future habitability of the planet.
Australians for Prosperity - Coal Australia* - Energy For Australians ( #Plutocrats )
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/19/energy-for-australians-accepted-1m-coal-australia-independent-claims*
#New Hope #Peabody #Yancoal #Whitehaven -
Groundwater A Significant Source Of Pollution On Great Barrier Reef, Study Shows
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/09/groundwater-a-significant-source-of-pollution-on-great-barrier-reef-study-shows <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c03725 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #waterquality #particulate #porewaterexchange #radiumisotopes #eutrophication #Australia #GreatBarrierReef #pollution #runoff #fertilisers #farming #agriculture #UN #WorldHeritageSite #spatialanalysis #fateandtransport #model #modeling #water #waterchemistry #chemistry #research #ecosystems #marine #groundwater #nitrogen #phosphorous #reef #coralreef #reefhealth #climatechange #bleaching #coral #rivers #submarine #discharge #ecosystem