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.

Ancient events are still impacting mammals worldwide

Marine recovery after mass extinction was likely delayed by further biotic crises

Coral decline—is sunscreen a scapegoat?

Media Coverage — Katie Cramer Lab

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

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Media Coverage — Katie Cramer Lab

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

Smithsonian Insider – Q&A: Katie Cramer on the long term human impact on coral reefs in Caribbean Panama

Great Barrier Reef - Senior Earth and Environmental Science

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Planet's largest ecosystems collapse faster than previously forecast

Caribbean coral reefs have been warming for at least 100 years