It is happening in the world. It just looks more like Asian carp and zebra mussels and kudzu than a nice diverse ecosystem.
Something will live on coral reefs in a thousand years. We’ll have still lost something beautiful.
Something will live on coral reefs in a thousand years. We’ll have still lost something beautiful.
The great barrier reef living system is only about 6k-8k years old. Much of that was land not too long ago.
The sea level rose there about 20k years ago (coinciding with the Last Glacial Maximum) and slowed to a near halt 6k years ago allowing coral to grow there.