Natural climate shifts drove coral reefs to a total ecosystem collapse lasting 2,500 years
Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 14:31
in Earth & Climate
A new article shows how natural climatic shifts stopped reef growth in the eastern Pacific for 2,500 years. The reef shutdown, which began 4,000 years ago, corresponds to a period of dramatic swings in the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).