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Two cores have currently been taken. One, collected in May 1992 at 5–10 metres (16–33 ft) depth, is 3 metres (10 ft) long and extends from 1708 to 1992. The second one was taken in
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coral, which can live for hundreds of years and continue growing throughout this period. Cores taken from this coral have annual growth bands between 0.8 centimetres (0.31 in) and 1.6 centimetres (0.63 in) long. These annual bands preserve information about the water chemistry of the reef
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The reef is quite large compared to its neighbours, stretching 40 kilometres (25 mi) north to south. A continuous 15 kilometres (9 mi) reef barrier stretches down the
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genus, is much rarer. Concentrations of sponges can reach 1.2 kilograms (2.6 lb) per 1 square metre (11 sq ft), and they cover around 7.3 per cent of the reef flat. At least one of these species may be
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isotopes indicate ocean acidity peaking in 2000. The environmental indicators in the cores from
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