Ever since European settlers brought agriculture to Australia, soil has been deposited on the Great Barrier Reef at an accelerated pace, according to new research. The study suggests that the introduction of farming near coastlines can have rapid and continuing consequences offshore.
SUBTLE SOILING. Land-use changes in Australia have spilled sediments onto the Great Barrier Reef.
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