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Coral Reefs

Ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral

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  • A coral reef in the Red Sea. Colour line block after E. Haeckel.
  • 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. during the years 1832 to 1836 / [Charles Darwin].

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    A coral reef in the Red Sea. Colour line block after E. Haeckel.

    Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919. | Reference: 42075i
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    The great barrier reef of Australia : its products and potentialities ... containing an account, with copious coloured and photographic illustrations ... of the corals and coral reefs pearl and pearl-shell, beche-de-mer, other fishing industries, and the marine fauna of the Australian great barrier region / [W. Saville-Kent].

    Saville-Kent, W. | Date: [pref. 1893]
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    Methods of study in natural history / by L. Agassiz.

    | Date: 1863
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    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. during the years 1832 to 1836 / [Charles Darwin].

    Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. | Date: 1842

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