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Charles Darwin sparked more than one controversy over the natural progression of life. One such case involved the evolution of coral atolls, the ring-shaped coral reefs that surround submerged ...

The ring-shaped coral islands known as atolls, like this one in the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, may trace their formation to sea levels repeatedly rising and falling over hundreds of ...

The process of atoll island accretion. Credit: Trends in Ecology & Evolution (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.11.004 Ecological restoration may save coral atoll islands from the rising seas of climate ...

HOUSTON - (Oct. 12, 2020) - Marine geologist and oceanographer André Droxler knows Charles Darwin's theory about atolls is incorrect. But Droxler, who's studied coral reefs for more than 40 years, ...

Rapture Reef was an undersea Eden, hundreds of miles out in a remote, ocean wilderness. It was a pristine, coral wonderland, renowned among marine biologists. But now it’s gone. This month, stunned ...

Gerd Masselink received funding from the Global Challenges Research Fund for this research. Paul Simon Kench receives funding from: Catalyst Fund: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, NZ ...

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Ecological restoration may save coral atoll islands from the rising seas of climate change, according to an international team of scientists, conservationists, and an indigenous leader. While global ...