Tracking reef winners and losers after a Category 4 storm

Research led by James Cook University has shown the devastating impacts of severe cyclones on corals and coral reef fishes, highlighting changes in coral reef structure that influence long-term recovery and resilience. The team of JCU, AIMS and GBRMPA scientists published the research in PLOS One, describing declines in corals, damselfishes and butterflyfishes after Whitsunday Islands reefs were hit by severe Category 4 Cyclone Debbie in 2017.