Racing rate of reef decay
THE world's reefs are suffering from more frequent periods of coral die-off than at any time in the past 11,000 years, Australian scientists have warned.
Human activity, including development, overfishing and pollution, has been blamed for episodes of coral death that have damaged reefs in recent decades.
Researchers from the Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and the University of Queensland went to the Huon Peninsula, on Papua New Guinea's northern coast, to study reef fossils.
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Human activity, including development, overfishing and pollution, has been blamed for episodes of coral death that have damaged reefs in recent decades.
Researchers from the Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and the University of Queensland went to the Huon Peninsula, on Papua New Guinea's northern coast, to study reef fossils.
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