Home›Articles›Half the Living Coral, Gone in Thirty YearsArticlesHalf the Living Coral, Gone in Thirty YearsCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextNature Atlas. "Half the Living Coral, Gone in Thirty Years." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/articles/great-barrier-reef-half-the-coral-in-thirty-years.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextNature Atlas. (n.d.). Half the Living Coral, Gone in Thirty Years. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/articles/great-barrier-reef-half-the-coral-in-thirty-yearsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{natureatlas-half-the-living-coral-gone-in-thirty-yea, author = {Nature Atlas}, title = {Half the Living Coral, Gone in Thirty Years}, year = {2026}, url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/articles/great-barrier-reef-half-the-coral-in-thirty-years}, note = {Accessed September 8, 2026} }Copy BibTeXCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsArticle OnGreat Barrier Reef, Ecosystems Well-attested SourcesUnderstanding Ocean Acidification (NOAA Fisheries)Insight: Understanding Ocean Acidification, Great Barrier Reef passageQuote, Insight: Understanding Ocean Acidification, Great Barrier Reef passageIt is also a concern for the Great Barrier Reef, where living corals have declined by half over the past three decades, reducing habitat for fish and the resilience of the entire reef system.View the SourceNature Atlas Long-Form Articles, First EditionComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year