Citizen scientists discover a Great Barrier Reef coral giant ‘like a rolling meadow’
by Donna Lu from World news | The Guardian on (#73T6C)
Volunteer group Citizens of the Reef made the find as part of the Great Reef Census
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Citizen scientists have discovered what they believe is one of the largest coral colonies ever documented on the Great Barrier Reef.
The coral spans approximately 111 metres in maximum length and covers an estimated area of 3,973 sq m - about half the size of a soccer field.
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