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The largest structure on the planet built by living organisms, Australia's coral rampart hosts a carnival of sea life.

Tour this extraordinary aquatic world with photographer David Doubilet and meet the exotic creatures that thrive there.

 
 
 
 
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Emissions cuts needed today to stop reef die-back
by Lane,S., AM on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Radio
14 December 2007

Even if the Bali meeting does agree on new, more aggressive cuts to carbon emissions, a group of eminent marine scientists says it may be too late to save the Great Barrier Reef and other reefs around the world. The 17 scientists, led by an Australian professor, say there's only one way to avoid massive marine dieback to coral reefs and that's to cut carbon emissions now. The group has published a paper about its predictions in today's edition of Science Magazine. Download the story in Audio or MP3 format from the ABC Radio website.
Read more at http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2007/s2118855.htm.
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