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

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

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

Uncovering the hidden life of 'dead' coral reefs

Great Barrier Reef - Senior Earth and Environmental Science

Tempe campus

Researchers find diverse communities comprise bacterial mats threatening coral reefs

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Tempe campus

New research confirms land–sea relationship is a major driver of coral reef health outcomes

Ocean deoxygenation: A silent driver of coral reef demise?

Great Barrier Reef - Senior Earth and Environmental Science