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BEFORE CORAL BLEACHING: Acropora Coral (Acropora sp.). Photographed in 1997 prior to the 1998 El Nino Coral Bleaching period. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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CORAL BLEACHING: Acropora Coral (Acropora sp.), coral bleaching that occurred during the high water temperature 1998 El Nino. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Bleached Coral (Acropora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during March, 2014. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Bleached Coral (Acropora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during March, 2014. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Partially bleached Coral (Acropora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during March, 2014. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Partially bleached Coral (Acropora sp.). Coral bleaching occurred during March, 2014. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
© Bob Halstead / OceanwideImages.com |
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Acropora Corals. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora and Porites Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora Corals. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora, Porites and Pocillopora Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora Corals. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora Corals. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora Corals (Acropora sp.), Basslets and Damselfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora Corals. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora and Pocillopora Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Dendronephthya Soft Corals on reef drop-off. Indo-Pacific
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Whip Coral and Dendronephthya Soft Corals on reef drop-off. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Dendronephthya Soft Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Whip Corals (Ellisella sp.). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Porites Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Giant Barrel Sponge, Gorgonian Fan Coral and Whip Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Acropora Corals. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora Corals. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Porites and Pocillopora Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Whip Corals (Junceella sp.). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora Coral reef and branching Fire Coral (Millepora sp.) - also known as Stinging Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Porites and Acropora Corals. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Porites Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora Plate Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora Corals. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora Corals on coral reef. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Pocillopora and Acropora Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora Corals. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Gorgonian Fan Coral, Soft Coral and Fairy Basslets. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora Corals. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Scuba Diver exploring Dendronephthya Soft Coral reef with schooling fish. Indo-Pacific
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Gorgonian Fan Coral covered in Crinoid Feather Stars and encrusting Sponge. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Scuba Diver exploring huge Gorgonian Fan Corals. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora Corals. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Scuba Diver exploring Coral reef. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Fringing Coral Reef Crest. Great Detached Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Giant Barrel Sponge, Gorgonian Fan Coral and Whip Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Acropora Corals. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Great Barrier Reef tourists exploring and observing Coral reef flats during low tide (reef walking). Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Exposed coral reef protruding out of the sea at low tide. These corals are protected from UV damage by a covering of algae that acts as a powerful "natural sunscreen". Photo was taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Qld, Australia.
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Exposed coral reef protruding out of the sea at low tide. These corals are protected from UV damage by a covering of algae that acts as a powerful "natural sunscreen". Photo was taken at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Qld, Australia.
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A diver exploring a Coral Bommie consisting of acropora coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Australia.
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Colourful tropical reef scene, consisting of Acropora Coral, Anthias and Butterflyfish. A typical reef scene found throughout the Indo Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef.
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