Charles Darwin

The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Darwin's monograph is a groundbreaking and elegantly constructed study of coral reefs and atolls, based upon his observations during the voyage of the Beagle. Darwin carefully explains and illustrates his theory that subsidence of the ocean floor can account for the formation of these remarkable natural features.

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Darwin's monograph is a groundbreaking and elegantly constructed study of coral reefs and atolls, based upon his observations during the voyage of the Beagle. Darwin carefully explains and illustrates his theory that subsidence of the ocean floor can acco

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Naval Institute Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780520327337
• Artikelnr.: 69218968

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Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Description of the plates
1. Atolls or lagoon-islands
2. Barrier-reefs
3. Fringing or shore reefs
4. On the distribution and growth of coral reefs
5. Theory of the formation of the different classes of coral-reefs
6. On the distribution of coral-reefs with reference to the theory of their formation
Appendix
General index.