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Ann Rev Mar Sci January 2021 PMID 32976731

The Origin of Modern Atolls: Challenging Darwin's Deeply Ingrained Theory.

André W Droxler, Stéphan J Jorry

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The discourse features a mix of curiosity and skepticism, with posts questioning Darwin's original ideas and referencing recent research that challenges long-held views, using enthusiastic words like 'passionnante' and phrases such as 'revising that earlier work' to highlight the topic’s significance. The tone varies from playful to analytical, reflecting both engagement and recognition of ongoing scientific debates.

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Most discussions suggest agreement with the idea that Darwin's traditional theory is being reconsidered, with some emphasizing that Darwin might have been mistaken, indicating moderate support for new models.

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Some comments delve into critical analysis and discussion of alternative models, reflecting active engagement, though not all deeply analyze the subject.

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The discussion seems to raise awareness about evolving scientific understanding, but the overall influence appears limited to the academic community or enthusiasts.

Abstract in brief

  • Darwin's 1842 theory categorized reefs into fringing reefs, barrier reefs, and atolls, linking them as stages in reef evolution due to volcanic island subsidence, but he was unaware of glacial influences.
  • The alternative karst model from the 1930s suggests atolls formed through interactions between sea-level changes and karst dissolution in reef banks, with atolls developing during periods of sea-level lowstands and subsequent flooding.
  • A new comprehensive model combines these ideas, showing that most modern atolls are built on late Pliocene banks shaped by sea-level fluctuations over the past 5 million years, with reefs growing upward during deglaciations rather than volcanic activity.]
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Sous Nos Pieds
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May 22, 2021 · 19 likes · 7 shares · 1,711 followers View post →
Adriana Humanes
@adriana_humanes · X

Could Darwin have been right? We started the year at @Coralassist_Lab with an interesting discussion on "The Origin of Modern Atolls: Challenging Darwin's Deeply Ingrained Theory" Droxler & Jorry 2020. It was really nice to exchange ideas with such a diverse team! #wfhlife https://t.co/8D9aaHgNBn

Jan 18, 2021 · 15 likes · 4 shares · 2,876 followers View post →
Sous Nos Pieds
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Ce soir c'est le retour de #KohLanta Et comme ils sont retournés sur l'île de Taha'a, l'épisode sur l'origine des îles de la Polynésie française reste d'actualité pour cette nouvelle saison ⬇️

Aug 24, 2021 · 8 likes · 4 shares · 1,711 followers View post →
Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa
@RMetalpa · X

And if Darwin was wrong about the origin of atolls? New insights from @Ifremer_fr. https://t.co/8p1bwSyicK

Oct 13, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 438 followers View post →
Greg Priest (@gregpriest.bsky.social)
@greg_m_priest · X

Apparently, this idea has been around since the 1930s, and this new paper is refining that earlier work. I had no idea there was even a controversy. I learned, and had always believed, that D got it right. Did other Darwin/geology tweeps know this? 3/4 https://t.co/YJR7ZxKHCU

Oct 14, 2020 · 2 likes · 1,572 followers View post →
Taupo
@pierrekerner · X

[CaféDesSciences] La géologie de Koh-Lanta : l’archipel de la Société – Sous Nos Pieds #11 https://t.co/xBIVYMOLl6 via @cafe_sciences https://t.co/hdMfIivwkB

Sep 9, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 10,133 followers View post →

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Just Another Coral Reef Scientist
@ScientistCoral · X

RT @ScientistCoral: @picturesflying1 @ronvanwegen Right? There’s no way Craig read Darwin’s original work, or any other thousands of papers…

Jan 5, 2024 · 1 share · 31 followers View post →
Just Another Coral Reef Scientist
@ScientistCoral · X

@picturesflying1 @ronvanwegen Right? There’s no way Craig read Darwin’s original work, or any other thousands of papers in the 182 years since then. If he had, he’d be aware of the antecedent karstification and the role of sea-level fluctuations driving atoll formation (1/n) https://t.co/hDWBo3hwC4

Jan 5, 2024 · 1 share · 31 followers View post →
UT Geology Library
@UTGeoLib · X

RT @Bureau3E: Bureau Seminar Series: Please join us on Friday, May 12, at 9:00 am CT, for Dr. Andre Droxler of Rice University presenting…

May 11, 2023 · 1 share · 273 followers View post →
Bureau of Economic Geology
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Bureau Seminar Series: Please join us on Friday, May 12, at 9:00 am CT, for Dr. Andre Droxler of Rice University presenting "The Origin of Modern Atolls: Challenging Darwin’s Deeply Ingrained Theory". To join, please see: https://t.co/NSBrVw6yqo https://t.co/KL8gJsZxSp

May 10, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,158 followers View post →
Moby Stocks
@MobyStocks · X

@ReutersCommods Maybe they should read : https://t.co/C7eYCJ8nBb extract : From the "Mid Brunhes", about 400,000 years ago, the sea level begins to vary more frequently with significant amplitudes of the order of 125-135 m. No Big Oil companies then.

Nov 8, 2022 · 95 followers View post →
BilloTheWisp
@billothewisp · X

@dodders75 @KeillerDon Out of my comfort zone. But a Q S.L. is rising so land increase/stability is a Normal Regression? i.e. sedimentation rate exceeds S.L. Rise Coral atolls. So coral is aggregating? (i.e. growing?) Atoll formation & health depends on S.L. change? https://t.co/kQBxI603JS

Jun 24, 2022 · 1,014 followers View post →
Abie
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RT @pierrekerner: [CaféDesSciences] La géologie de Koh-Lanta : l’archipel de la Société – Sous Nos Pieds #11 https://t.co/xBIVYMOLl6 via @c…

Sep 9, 2021 · 1 share · 3,959 followers View post →
Taupo
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[CaféDesSciences] La géologie de Koh-Lanta : l’archipel de la Société – Sous Nos Pieds #11 https://t.co/xBIVYMOLl6 via @cafe_sciences https://t.co/hdMfIivwkB

Sep 9, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 10,133 followers View post →
Flux critique
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La géologie de Koh-Lanta : l’archipel de la Société – Sous Nos Pieds #11 https://t.co/3dWfUHCswX (Café Des Sciences)

Sep 9, 2021 · 14 followers View post →
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La géologie de Koh-Lanta : l’archipel de la Société – Sous Nos Pieds #11 par Sous Nos Pieds #PartageCDS https://t.co/quS4YwP8M9

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RT @Sous_Nos_Pieds: Ce soir c'est le retour de #KohLanta Et comme ils sont retournés sur l'île de Taha'a, l'épisode sur l'origine des îles…

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RT @Sous_Nos_Pieds: Ce soir c'est le retour de #KohLanta Et comme ils sont retournés sur l'île de Taha'a, l'épisode sur l'origine des îles…

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RT @Sous_Nos_Pieds: Ce soir c'est le retour de #KohLanta Et comme ils sont retournés sur l'île de Taha'a, l'épisode sur l'origine des îles…

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Sous Nos Pieds
@Sous_Nos_Pieds · X

Ce soir c'est le retour de #KohLanta Et comme ils sont retournés sur l'île de Taha'a, l'épisode sur l'origine des îles de la Polynésie française reste d'actualité pour cette nouvelle saison ⬇️

Aug 24, 2021 · 8 likes · 4 shares · 1,711 followers View post →
AgChristie2
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Passionnés ou pas de Koh-Lanta cette explication en vidéo est passionnante

Jun 6, 2021 · 5,039 followers View post →
Valentine (SdC)
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RT @adriana_humanes: Could Darwin have been right? We started the year at @Coralassist_Lab with an interesting discussion on "The Origin of…

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RT @adriana_humanes: Could Darwin have been right? We started the year at @Coralassist_Lab with an interesting discussion on "The Origin of…

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RT @adriana_humanes: Could Darwin have been right? We started the year at @Coralassist_Lab with an interesting discussion on "The Origin of…

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Adriana Humanes
@adriana_humanes · X

Could Darwin have been right? We started the year at @Coralassist_Lab with an interesting discussion on "The Origin of Modern Atolls: Challenging Darwin's Deeply Ingrained Theory" Droxler & Jorry 2020. It was really nice to exchange ideas with such a diverse team! #wfhlife https://t.co/8D9aaHgNBn

Jan 18, 2021 · 15 likes · 4 shares · 2,876 followers View post →
POPapers
@geomatlab · X

#Oceanography ARMS: The Origin of Modern Atolls: Challenging Darwin's Deeply Ingrained Theory https://t.co/DqgU0j1Ocl

Jan 4, 2021 · 1,167 followers View post →
Alex Tilley
@alextilley · X

Coral atolls not formed by elegantly sinking volcanoes. It is way more complicated than that apparently. #darwin https://t.co/vi4hO6S6AF

Nov 5, 2020 · 641 followers View post →
Roger (Campru)
@rogerCampru · X

RT @dparcerisageo: Fa molts anys un geòleg anomenat #CharlesDarwin (si... també era geòleg) proposava un model per la formació de les illes…

Nov 1, 2020 · 1 share · 1,726 followers View post →
David Parcerisa
@dparcerisageo · X

Fa molts anys un geòleg anomenat #CharlesDarwin (si... també era geòleg) proposava un model per la formació de les illes volcàniques envoltades de corall (atols), recentment la seva teoria ha estat revisada https://t.co/UsJ2LNIKfz

Nov 1, 2020 · 1 share · 585 followers View post →
Greg Priest (@gregpriest.bsky.social)
@greg_m_priest · X

Apparently, this idea has been around since the 1930s, and this new paper is refining that earlier work. I had no idea there was even a controversy. I learned, and had always believed, that D got it right. Did other Darwin/geology tweeps know this? 3/4 https://t.co/YJR7ZxKHCU

Oct 14, 2020 · 2 likes · 1,572 followers View post →
Sergio González Mora
@PhylumBryozoa · X

The Origin of Modern Atolls: Challenging Darwin's Deeply Ingrained Theory | Annual Review of Marine Science https://t.co/cDU5lv5z3W

Oct 14, 2020 · 987 followers View post →
Andrew Alden
@aboutgeology · X

Darwin's lovely theory of coral reefs is textbook simple and elegant but wrong wrong wrong. News release: https://t.co/0MLraA0tYo Annual Reviews paper on the antecedent-karst model: https://t.co/uyqdqnrKgw

Oct 14, 2020 · 1 like · 6,674 followers View post →
Jugurtha Kariche (@jugkariche.bsky.social)
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RT @RMetalpa: And if Darwin was wrong about the origin of atolls? New insights from @Ifremer_fr. https://t.co/8p1bwSyicK

Oct 13, 2020 · 1 share · 232 followers View post →
Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa
@RMetalpa · X

And if Darwin was wrong about the origin of atolls? New insights from @Ifremer_fr. https://t.co/8p1bwSyicK

Oct 13, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 438 followers View post →