Microatoll
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microatoll-306-10125517
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Microatoll
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A microatoll is a circular colony of coral, dead on the top but living around the perimeter. Growth is mainly lateral, as upward growth is limited by exposure to air. Microatolls may be up to 6 meters (20 ft) in diameter. They are named for their resemblance to island atolls formed during the subsidence of volcanic islands, as originally suggested by Darwin (1842). They act as natural recorders of sea level, which allows the monitoring of sea level changes in response to global warming. They hav
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microatoll
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2022-11-17T14:59:15Z
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