How did coral reefs come to be?
For the discovery of coral reefs we have to go way back to the 18 and 19th centruy!
People have lived amoug these reefs for generations and just never exactly thought about them. Then Europaen exploartion came into play. During the age of Europaen exploartion documenation came to be, so people were able to acuatlly yk, document them.
Charless Darwins ring theroy
During the time of coral reefs a very popluar scientist came into play, Charless Darwin. He saught to understand how coral reefs were able to live in the shallow light-filled waters. He therorized that coral reefs grow as a island ( around a valcano ) sinks in the groud. the the grow upward than creating a ring.Darwins theroy was confrimed in 1950.What are coral reefs?
Coral Reefs are a diverse ecosystems, the coral itself is called coral polyps, they are mainly the ones responsable for building the reefs. Reefs ca take many forms including large reefs buildings, graceful fans, and small organisms.Coral is also spread all around the world , some live in warm , shallow waters and others live in more cold, dark depths of the ocean.
