Study accurately dates coral loss at Great Barrier Reef

8 February 2016

Recent publication in Scientific Reports:

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Historical and modern photographs of Stone Island taken in a) 1915 (photographer unknown); b) 1994 (photographer A. Elliot © Commonwealth of Australia GBRMPA); c) 2012 (photographer H. Markham); and Bramston Reef taken in d) c.1890 (W. Saville-Kent); e) 1994 (photographer A. Elliot © Commonwealth of Australia GBRMPA); f) 2012 (photographer T. Clark). Landscape features in the background of the images helped to locate the same sites: Gloucester Island (GI) and Cape Gloucester (CG).

For more info visit  http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/uoq-sad020816.php or contact Dr Tara Clark