Coral reefs 'ruled by earthquakes and volcanoes'
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 07:00
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org) —Titanic forces in the Earth's crust explain why the abundance and richness of corals varies dramatically across the vast expanse of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, a world-first study from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoECRS) has found.