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The Coral Reef Problem

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IN 1913 Prof. W. M. Davis began to investigate the controversial subject of the origin of coral reefs. Since that time he has written numerous papers, and travelled many thousands of miles to see reefs for himself. This present volume incorporates the material of those papers and voyages, and enables those interested in coral reefs to obtain his views conveniently.

The Coral Reef Problem.

By Prof. William Morris Davis.(American Geographical Society Special Publication No. 9.) Pp. viii + 596 + 16 plates. (New York: American Geographical Society, 1928.) 6 dollars.

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STEERS, J. The Coral Reef Problem . Nature 124, 831–832 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124831a0

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