Maria Hatzakis
Source: ABC News Australia
September 6, 2010

Scientists are hoping a new study will help predict how rising levels of carbon dioxide will affect the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland.

University of Queensland researchers want to get a better understanding of how various species of coral, algae and fish will be affected by changes in temperature and acidification.

From Heron Island, off Gladstone in central Queensland, the researchers are using specially designed equipment to measure how the reef will look in the future.

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