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Great Barrier Reef almost drowned (at the beginning of the Last Interglacial)
http://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/01/06/great-barrier-reef-almost-drowned.html[font face=Serif][font size=5]Great Barrier Reef almost drowned[/font]
6 January 2017
[font size=4]Focus on human impacts crucial ahead of sea level rises
A unique analysis of the famous reef during rapid sea-level rise at the beginning of the Last Interglacial found it almost died. The PhD research shows the reef is resilient but questions remain about cumulative impacts.[/font]
[font size=3]An analysis of the Great Barrier Reef during a time prior to it becoming the modern shallow reef, has found the World Heritage Listed ‘wonder’ almost drowned because of rapid sea-level rise from melting glaciers and polar ice sheets – with implications for conservation in an era of climate change.
The University of Sydney-led international research shows the Great Barrier Reef is resilient, with shallow reef growth recommencing once the rapid sea-level rise stabilised during the Last Interglacial period more than 125,000 years ago.
However a range of pressures on the modern reef – including pesticide run-off, warming sea temperatures and dredging from mining operations – combined with predicted sea-level rises could threaten the reef’s survival.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2016.11.0186 January 2017
[font size=4]Focus on human impacts crucial ahead of sea level rises
A unique analysis of the famous reef during rapid sea-level rise at the beginning of the Last Interglacial found it almost died. The PhD research shows the reef is resilient but questions remain about cumulative impacts.[/font]
[font size=3]An analysis of the Great Barrier Reef during a time prior to it becoming the modern shallow reef, has found the World Heritage Listed ‘wonder’ almost drowned because of rapid sea-level rise from melting glaciers and polar ice sheets – with implications for conservation in an era of climate change.
The University of Sydney-led international research shows the Great Barrier Reef is resilient, with shallow reef growth recommencing once the rapid sea-level rise stabilised during the Last Interglacial period more than 125,000 years ago.
However a range of pressures on the modern reef – including pesticide run-off, warming sea temperatures and dredging from mining operations – combined with predicted sea-level rises could threaten the reef’s survival.
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