Declines in Caribbean Coral Reefs Pre-Date Damage Resulting from Climate Change

Declines in Caribbean Coral Reefs Pre-Date Damage Resulting from Climate Change

Reference- http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120330123218.htm

Summary- The decline of Caribbean coral reefs has been linked to the recent effects of human induced climate change. Employing a novel excavation technique to reconstruct the timeline of historical change in coral reefs located on the Caribbean side of Panama. Coral reefs have suffered alarmingly since the 1980s due to coral bleaching and coral disease, thought to stem from the warming of the oceans due to anthropogenic, or human-induced, climate change. However, until recently, the impact of prior human activities on Caribbean coral reefs had not been studied with experimental techniques.
Critique- The decline of Caribbean coral Reefs has been linked to the recent effects of human induced climate change.

Impact- The impact of prior human activities on Caribbean coral reefs had not been studied with experimental techniques.