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ANALYSIS OF THE MAJOR FACTORS OF DEGRADATION AND LOSS OF CORALS IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
Leili Tilvaldyeva*
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World coral reefs are degrading, and the need to reduce the major factors inducing the loss of corals is now widely recognized and became now globally important. Main anthropogenic risk factors include mortality and reef growth slowdown corals due to their high sensitivity to rising sea temperature, ocean acidification, water pollution from surface runoff and dredging, destructive fishing, over-fishing and coastal development. This study explores and investigates the major factors of degradation and loss of corals in Great Barrier Reef (GBR).
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