Quigley, Kate M. (2025) Nyinggulu Reef at Risk: Thermal Anomalies, Coral Mortality, and the Erosion of Resilience. Global Change Biology, 31 (8). e70437.

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[Extract] While the decline of the Great Barrier Reef has drawn deserved global attention, the plight of another World Heritage-listed Australian reef—Nyinggulu (Ningaloo)—remains largely overlooked.

Fringing over 300 km of Western Australia, Nyinggulu's turquoise waters contrast with the red of Western Australia's arid northwest coast. It may be one of the most pristine coral reef systems on the planet. Unlike many barrier reefs, Nyinggulu's fringing reef is accessible, thriving just meters offshore and supporting a remarkably rich ecosystem of coral, mangrove, and seagrass habitats as well as charismatic megafauna like whale sharks, dugong, and manta rays.

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