Coral Reefs
Charles Darwin
Coral Reefs
Charles Darwin · English
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Coral Reefs
Charles Darwin · English
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DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I.—ATOLLS OR LAGOON-ISLANDS SECTION I.—DESCRIPTION OF KEELING ATOLL. Corals on the outer margin.—Zone of Nulliporæ.—Exterior reef.—Islets.—Coral-conglomerate.—Lagoon.—Calcareous sediment.—Scari and Holuthuriæ subsisting on corals.—Changes in the condition of the reefs and islets.—Probable subsidence of the atoll.—Future state of the lagoon. SECTION II.—GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ATOLLS. General form
Coral Reefs
Charles Darwin
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