Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Half Of Great Barrier Reef Lost In Past 3 Decades

Tuesday, October 2, 2012
By Katharine Gammon, LiveScience Contributor:

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is a glittering gem — the world's largest coral reef ecosystem — chock-full of diverse marine life. But new research shows it is also in steep decline, with half of the reef vanishing in the past 27 years.
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