Tagged with Dr Emma Kennedy

Griffith University researchers will further their fight to protect the Great Barrier Reef after new research revealed its resilience is rapidly waning. The collaborative study between institutions across the world, published in the prestigious journal Nature today, examined whether past exposure to bleaching in 1998 and 2002 made reefs any more tolerant in 2016. Sadly […]

A Griffith University researcher and her collaborators have found that choosing the right partner could mean the difference between survival and death for certain coral species. The finding has significant implications for understanding thermal bleaching tolerances and coral’s potential for survival in a rapidly warming world. Dr Emma Kennedy, of Griffith’s Australian Rivers Institute, undertook […]

Griffith University-led research indicating Caribbean corals may be better equipped to tolerate climate change than previously believed could impact future studies on Australia's Great Barrier Reef