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Coral reefs are fragile ecosystems and become increasingly dominated by lettuce-like and encrusting morphologies at mesophotic depths. Credit: Prof Peter Mumby
High surface temperatures have caused mass “bleaching” of the Great Barrier Reef in five of the last eight years, with the latest happening now. The researchers say similar patterns could occur on other reefs worldwide, but local conditions affecting how the water moves and mixes will mean the degree to which deeper water coral refuges exist and remain insulated from surface heatwaves will vary.
The study finds that 3°C of global warming would push mesophotic temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef past 30°C – a recognized threshold for coral mortality. Dr. Paul Halloran, from Exeter’s Global Systems Institute, said: “To protect coral reefs, we need to understand them better.
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