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253-year coral record reveals Maui reef's land-use history
Original: 253-year coral record reveals Maui reef’s long history of land-use impacts
USGS researchers have reconstructed a 253-year record from corals off Maui, Hawaii, showing how the reef has been affected by land-use changes on the island over nearly three centuries. The record traces shifts in runoff and sediment reaching coastal waters, linking historical agriculture and development on land to long-term stress on the reef ecosystem.
Why now: New USGS research is drawing attention because it shows coral reefs recorded centuries of human land-use impacts, a warning for reef conservation today.
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