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  1. It doesn't look dangerous, but this sneaky snail causes enormous damage
    By Johanna Marie and Grace Whiteside

    The Drupella snail doesn't look threatening, but it is such a danger to Queensland's reefs that tourism operators have helped cull hundreds of thousands of them as part of a management plan.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/cor

    #GreatBarrierReef #JohannaMarie #GraceWhiteside

  2. Science Times: Great Barrier Reef Microbiome Map Reveals 500 New Bacterial Species Hidden In Coral Reef Waters. “A new microbiome map of the Great Barrier Reef has identified more than 500 previously unknown bacterial species and more than 300,000 distinct viruses in open reef waters, according to research published in Nature on July 22, 2026.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/30/science-times-great-barrier-reef-microbiome-map-reveals-500-new-bacterial-species-hidden-in-coral-reef-waters/
  3. Die nördlichen Teile des Great Barrier Reefs haben nach extremer #Hitze, zwei Zyklonen und #Überschwemmungen schwere Schäden erlitten.

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    In einigen Bereichen, wie bei Lizard Island, ging der #Hartkorallenbestand um mehr als ein Drittel zurück – der größte Verlust seit 39 Jahren.

    Klimawandelbedingte #Meereserwärmung führt immer häufiger zu #Korallenbleiche, die das #Ökosystem an seine Belastungsgrenzen bringt.

    #GreatBarrierReef #Klimawandel #Korallen #Meeresschutz

  4. Tweet: CQUniversity @CQU
    CQU jas joined together with like-minded organisations to develop a collaborative approach to seagrass restoration to help the Great Barrier Reef. VIDEO: buff.ly/3Xedg8B FULL STORY: buff.ly/3RoBuJr
    #GreatBarrierReef #WorldEnvironmentDay #GenerationRestoration

  5. "#Coral research finds bleaching impedes reproduction and hinders recovery

    #Bleaching can suppress reproduction in a common coral species found in the Great Barrier Reef, hampering future reef replenishment, new research led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and James Cook University (JCU) has identified."

    #korallenriff #korallen #greatbarrierreef #australia

    phys.org/news/2024-03-coral-im

  6. "Australia’s #GreatBarrierReef suffers ‘extensive’ #coral bleaching, as #scientists fear seventh mass bleaching event

    The southern Great Barrier Reef is suffering from extensive coral #bleaching due to #HeatStress, the reef’s managers said Wednesday, raising fears that a seventh mass bleaching event could be unfolding across the vast, ecologically important site."

    #korallenriff #korallen

    edition.cnn.com/2024/02/29/aus

  7. "More than a dozen of the #coralislands that mark Australia's maritime boundaries are at risk of disappearing, a study has found."

    bbc.com/news/world-australia-6

    Die Situation ist noch dramatischer für das ganze #GreatBarrierReef.
    Werbung: Wer sich als Erwachsener in die Grundlagen des #Erklimasystem​s einlesen möchte, ohne Formeln und komplizierte Fachbegriffe, hier eine #Buchempfehlung:

    "Der Klimawandel für Einsteiger"
    ISBN: 978-3738637823
    buchshop.bod.de/der-klimawande

    #korallenriff #korallen