John Brewer Reef 2017 Moderate Bleaching

John Brewer Reef 2017 Moderate Bleaching
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Description

Tabulate Acropora corals from John Brewer Reef, a midshelf reef in the Central GBR, at the beginning of in water bleaching survey transects following the peak of heat stress in April 1 2017. Moderate levels of bleaching with no visible mortality at this reef.