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Damaged Barrier Reef coral makes ‘spectacular’ recovery
"The exceptional aspect was that corals recovered by rapidly regrowing from surviving tissue."
- Dr. Sophie Dove, researcher
Sections of coral reef in Australia's Great Barrier Reef have made a "spectacular" recovery from a devastating bleaching event three years ago, marine scientists say.
The UN's Millennium Ecosystem Assessment says reefs are worth about $30bn annually to the global economy through tourism, fisheries and coastal protection.