Tracy Ainsworth – The Conversation

Bleached corals are still alive, but they are starving, and often die in the following weeks. Greg Torda

October 27, 2016

Will the Great Barrier Reef recover from its worst‑ever bleaching?

Tracy Ainsworth, James Cook University; Greg Torda, James Cook University, and Scott F. Heron, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Months after record breaking coral bleaching, research teams are taking stock of the damage on the Great Barrier Reef.

We think of coral reefs as a diverse ecosystem, but each coral is an entire and complex microworld of organisms imperceptible to our eyes. Floriaan Devloo-Delva

September 11, 2016

What we have in common with corals and their unexplored microbial world

Alejandra Hernandez, James Cook University; Roisin McMahon, The University of Queensland; Tracy Ainsworth, James Cook University, and Jenny Martin, Griffith University

Just like humans, corals live with myriad microscopic organisms. We are just starting to understand this unseen world.

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