Ancient Australian reefs linked to origins of modern marine biodiversity: study
Moderated by Tomas Kauer SYDNEY, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The waters between Australia and Southeast Asia were once a hotspot for new and mammoth coral reefs, laying the foundations for today's marine biodiversity, new research has revealed.
The study, led by Australia's Edith Cowan University (ECU), shows the largest expansion of coral reefs in the past 100 million years happened 20 to 10 million years ago in this region, now the world's most
