Charles Darwin was one of the first people to think about the origins of coral atolls and his “subsidence theory of coral reef formation” has received empirical support. An atoll is thought to begin as living corals colonize and build a fringing reef on the flanks of a seamount or volcano. Over t...
Charles Darwin was one of the first people to think about the origins of coral atolls and his “subsidence theory of coral reef formation” has received empirical support. An atoll is thought to begin as living corals colonize and build a fringing reef on the flanks of a seamount or volcano. Over t...