 | Human misuse has caused more damage to coral reefs off the northwest coast of Aceh, Indonesia, than the recent tsunami, new research shows. Ecologists visited a number of reefs closest to the epicentre of the Sumatra-Andanaman earthquake and found that while the damage caused by the tsunami was sometimes spectacular, it was surprisingly limited, particularly compared to the damage inflicted by humans in recent years. The Australian and Indonesian researchers publish their findings in this week's Current Biology journal. But the authors conclude human activities on the reef, including positive measures, did not contribute to the magnitude of damage on land. |
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