1. Coral Reefs

5. Global Distribution Global distribution: Tropical seas between Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Offshore, on eastern and western continental and island margins. 92% of total found in Indo-Pacific region.

8. After Darwin

9. Dana’s Evidence

11. Daly in Diagrams

12. The 3D Theory of Coral Development The modern explanation of coral reef development should correctly be called the Darwin/Dana/Daly Theory (The 3D Theory!) of Coral Reef Formation since only the works of these three men taken together can fully explain the characteristics observed on atolls today.

13. Threats to Coral Reefs

14. The Impacts Coral Bleaching Damaged Coral