Time series of coral reef disturbance and recovery

Time series of coral reef disturbance and recovery at North Reef in Capricorn-Bunkers on the Great Barrier Reef. The first survey on North Reef was in 2006. In 2008 and 2009 storms caused coral cover to decline to very low levels. Coral recovery was rapid. These photos show the start of a single 50 meter transect on the reef where coral cover had exceeded predisturbance levels in 2014.