Day 17, 28 August 2017 — The aftermath of Maldivian reefs after bleaching (Mas Giri and Barros reef)

Is a reef condemned to be a wasteland once the corals are dead? Not necessarily. When corals grow to form a reef, they create a three-dimensional habitat in a desert of blue. With the vast variety of shapes and sizes corals come in, each type of coral provides a unique range of habitats for marine...