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Maui Coral Core Links Sugarcane Boom to Reef Decline

A 253-year-old coral core from Maui's Olowalu reef shows that the reef's growth tracked land-use changes on shore, with a steep decline beginning in the late 1960s as sugarcane plantations expanded.

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Maui Coral Core Links Sugarcane Boom to Reef Decline
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A 253-year-old coral core from Maui's Olowalu reef shows that the reef's growth tracked land-use changes on shore, with a steep decline beginning in the late 1960s as sugarcane plantations expanded.