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The first comprehensive audit of marine life around Australia, deploying an army of volunteer research divers alongside scientists, has revealed southern reefs are suffering the most.
By playing the sounds of healthy reefs, we can draw oysters back to the barrens where their reefs once stood.
Spider crabs form huge underwater piles, some as tall as a person. These fascinating crustaceans are on a risky mission – to get bigger.
Can we breed kelp and other keystone species to survive warming and marine heatwaves? These techniques have promise – but they’re not a silver bullet.
A 10-week surge in ocean temperatures off the Western Australian coast has killed off large patches of kelp forest, the “biological engine” of Australia’s southern reefs.
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Research fellow and lecturer, University of Tasmania
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Senior Marine Ecologist, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Program Director of Stretton Institute, Program Director of Environment Insitute, University of Adelaide
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