Barrier Reef ‘can adapt to warming’
THE Great Barrier Reef may be much better suited to surviving climate change and warmer conditions than previously thought. Researchers in north Queensland have found many corals contain several types of microscopic algae that can provide nutrients at higher temperatures. Researcher Jos Mieog said that when conditions warmed, the more heat-tolerant algae provided back-up, becoming more abundant. She acknowledged the work was viewed as controversial.