Charles Sheppard, “Coral Reefs: Science and Survival” (Open Agenda, 2021)
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The Atols of the Far South
The islands, afiveatols had been planted by cocoa nuts. They were called the oil islands for a long time up to middle of the twentieth century. The cost was very high, the production was very low and ar they went close to bankruptcy about three times. Around the tropical world, the reefs of the shegos archipelago stayed in really good condition. There was no no driving force to degrade them. So we have here now we have an example of how reefs cindof should look like and how they should work. You've got to see a real, unimpacted reef to know what you're aiming for.
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