When the British Admiralty charted the Florida Keys between 1773 and 1775 ... “Ghost reefs: Nautical charts document large spatial scale of coral reef loss over 240 years” was published ...

Gauld also took note of the corals he saw. And in doing so he created the oldest known records of Florida reefs. “With the early charts you can actually see the reef itself being drawn,” said ...

A first-of-its-kind comparison of 18th century British nautical charts with modern coral reef databases suggests that reefs were far more widespread throughout the Florida Keys several centuries ...

In a new study, researchers from the University of Queensland and the Australian Research Council Center of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies have compared early British sea charts with modern ...