Half a trillion corals counted in the Pacific Ocean

Half a trillion corals counted in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies have conducted the first investigation into how many corals there are in the Pacific Ocean, as well as their risk of extinction. Prior to this study, the global number of individual coral colonies was a mystery. "In the Pacific, we estimate there are roughly half a trillion corals," said study lead author Dr. Andy Dietzel. "This is about the same number of trees in the Amazon, …