Coral Reefs — Fringing → Barrier → Atoll & Bleaching UPSC GS-I/III Geography & Environment · Oceanography

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Healthy coral
Bleached coral
Zooxanthellae (algae partners)
Lagoon
Volcanic island

Press ▶ to sink Darwin's island into an atoll · hit the heat button to bleach the reef
Source: NCERT Class 11 & NOAA / Darwin (1842) subsidence theory · Interactive 3D learning model
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