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by darkseas 3721 days ago
I had understood Terry Hughes comments [1] to be that he _expects_ up to half the corals that bleach to die. Has their been follow up surveys already? The final mortality could be much worse, particularly among the ornate, fast growing species, but it will be tough to know for a little while yet. [1] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-28/great-barrier-reef-cor...