The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N...

(1842). The structure and distribution of coral reefs. Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. Fitzroy...

of notable reefs. Fringing reef Recreational dive sites Recreational diving Southeast Asian coral reefs The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs...

survey of the Fugløy reef, Hovland and Mortensen also found seabed pockmark craters near the reef. Since then, hundreds of large deep-water coral reefs have...

finds a reef it is able to attach to and grow back into a polyp, settling on a hard surface. Then the cycle repeats. Fire corals are found on reefs in tropical...

A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate...

they form massive reefs of limestone. The reef environment supports more plant and animal species than any other habitat. Coral reefs are vital for life...

coral fringing reef, or a temperate rocky intertidal reef. There is a variety of biotic reef types, including oyster reefs and sponge reefs, but the most...

practices, are threatening the survival of the coral reefs and the associated reef fish. Coral reefs are the result of millions of years of coevolution among algae...

form reefs but do not harbour the symbionts. There are various types of shallow-water coral reef, including fringing reefs, barrier reefs and atolls;...

(ed.). Encyclopedia of Modern Coral Reefs: structure, form and process. The Netherlands: Springer. pp. 51–71. Archived from the original on October 25...

the MCEs as these reefs are a crucial part of the coral reef systems serving as a potential refuge area for shallow coral reef taxa such as coral and...

The coral reefs of Tuvalu consist of three reef islands and six atolls, containing approximately 710 km2 (270 sq mi) of reef platforms. The islands of...

circulated and discussed widely), Charles Darwin's 1842 The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs was one of the best-known contemporary accounts of the growth...

1842: The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs (Second edition:1874) 1844: Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands visited during the voyage...

(2000-04-01). "Importance of foraminifera for the formation and maintenance of a coral sand cay: Green Island, Australia". Coral Reefs. 19 (1): 51–58. doi:10...

and pollution. In 2008, a worldwide study estimated that 19% of the existing area of coral reefs had already been lost. Only 46% of the world's reefs...

that the coral material was located on a base of volcanic rock. This investigation followed the work on the structure and distribution of coral reefs conducted...

restoring coral reefs, which are dying off around the world. The process protects young corals while they are most at risk of dying. Small corals are propagated...

effects of climate change and human pressure on coral reefs. The goal is to preserve the remaining reefs and the functions that they provide to the reef ecosystem...

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres...

first major scientific book, The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, setting out his theory of the formation of coral atolls. He wrote out a sketch...

Coral reef protection is the process of modifying human activities to avoid damage to healthy coral reefs and to help damaged reefs recover. The key strategies...

inhabit areas with decreased salinity. Black corals are found on reefs, and may contribute to overall reef building, but are also often found as solitary...

his career as a geologist and held back from compiling it until his book on The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs was completed. As he recalled...

The resilience of coral reefs is the biological ability of coral reefs to recover from natural and anthropogenic disturbances such as storms and bleaching...

on coral. Corallivores are an important group of reef organism because they can influence coral abundance, distribution, and community structure. Corallivores...

Coral rag is a rubbly limestone composed of ancient coral reef material. The term also refers to the building blocks quarried from these strata, which...

A fringing reef is one of the three main types of coral reef. It is distinguished from the other main types, barrier reefs and atolls, in that it has...

Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and in 1842 he published his theory on The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. Darwin's discovery of giant fossils helped...