Coral microatolls by Meltzner, Aron Jeffrey, Woodroffe, Colin D.

“…Coral microatolls are valuable paleo-sea-level indicators not only because of their vertical precision but also because individual coral colonies grow and respond to sea level for decades to centuries: unlike shorter-lived organisms, they contain filtered records of sea level over sustained periods. In tectonic settings, microatolls record both gradual (interseismic and postseismic) and sudden (coseismic) vertical changes. …”
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