The results show more than 97% of bleached corals on North Point Reef are now dead. This is the first quantitative assessment of coral mortality ... event were still alive three months later.

Without them, the reef would quickly become a lifeless moonscape. One important algal group, benthic (bottom-dwelling) algae, rapidly grows over dead coral and other inert objects, providing a ...

A bleached coral doesn’t mean that the coral is dead ... they’re no longer alive,” Burrell said. CRF outplanted over 800 staghorn and elkhorn corals at Pickles Reef in 2023.

In the coastal seas episode, we see the devastating scenes of coral bleaching – how whole reef ecosystems which once teamed with life, are now dead, white and derelict. But what exactly is coral ...

The offshore islands of Abu Dhabi emirate, United Arab Emirates, harbour some of the most extensive and biologically important coral reef resources ... assessment of Arabian Gulf reefs is that corals ...