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Sydney Harbour-ing unknown coral treasures

By Samantha Goyen, Alicia Lloyd, Matthew Nitschke, Emma Camp, Lisa Fujise, and David Suggett
Backed by Michele Sowden, Denis Garbutt, Robert Goyen, Paul Brooks, Inge Buchanan, Jeff Knoblauch, Debra Coulter, Catherine Dwyer, Jane Stevenson, Noah Gilbert, and 7 other backers
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University of Technology Sydney
Australia
BiologyEcology
DOI: 10.18258/7561
Grant: Coral ReefsGrant: Coral Reefs
$3,400
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  • Jane Stevenson
    Jane StevensonBacker
    Fantastic result, Sam. I am keeping an eye on the (formerly) bright green corals at Fairlight, which were very bleached, and will let you know if I see signs of recovery. Water pretty warm though!
    Oct 06, 2016
  • Samantha Goyen
    Samantha GoyenResearcher
    Hi Jane, Thanks! Having more eyes in the water is so helpful! Overall the corals are showing good signs of recovery, but yes we are entering another potential warmer than average SST period so will need to closely monitor over the coming Summer/Autumn. We will keep in touch with any observations. Thanks Jane!
    Oct 09, 2016
  • Samantha Goyen
    Samantha GoyenResearcher
    Hi Mark, thanks for your comment! Yes the more we know about corals, including the invaluable insights we can gain from corals surviving in extreme or marginal environments, the better we can predict the future of coral reefs and protect them!
    Oct 04, 2016
  • Mark Gonzalez
    Mark Gonzalez
    In my opinion viewing the Coral reefs are among the key things worthy of the cost of travel to Australia. What ever the equivalent of the Department of Tourism should be supporting all of these kinds of studies.
    Oct 04, 2016