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GBR-Science Quality Control Is Coming

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Death by a Thousand Cuts

It is often stated that the GBR is suffering from a death by a thousand cuts. The synergistic combination of sediment, nutrients, climate warming over fishing, coal dust, dredging etc etc kills the reef. In this document, the weakness of these arguments is highlighted. Death by a thousand cuts

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