Coral reefs: Centuries of human impact

Coral reefs account for one-third of all biodiversity in the oceans and are vital to humanity. But long-standing human stressors including agricultural run-off and overfishing and more recent ocean warming from climate change have all contributed to large-scale coral reef die-offs.

Great Barrier Reef - Senior Earth and Environmental Science

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Coral reefs: Centuries of human impact

Study Finds Humans Have Been Hurting Reefs for Centuries

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Caribbean coral reef decline began in 1950s and '60s from human activities

Global warming's extreme rains threaten Hawaii's coral reefs

Ancient events are still impacting mammals worldwide

Coral reefs 'weathering' the pressure of globalization

Climate change is destroying reefs, but the effects are more than ecological—they're also cultural and spiritual

Global warming's extreme rains threaten Hawaii's coral reefs

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Media Coverage — Katie Cramer Lab

Report sounds an alarm on ongoing decline of US coral reefs