The most MIS-USED stat ever! The reef is more UNHEALTHY than ever! 😡
After bleaching, certain species of corals grow back faster (usually Acropora spp.), whilst other species completely die off after repeated events.
The same way forest ecosystems become more homogeneous after constant fire - some species of grasses and trees can tolerate it and smother the forest. With coral reefs, SO many coral species are disappearing and heaps of fish/invertebrates that rely on those species are also disappearing.
It is SO frustrating how climate-change deniers think these ecosystems are so basic, AHHHHH! 😤
JUST IN: The Great Barrier Reef has recorded its 5 highest years of coral cover in the 40-year history of monitoring, all occurring since 2021.