The overall global ocean surface that house coral reefs has been calculated to 284.3·E³km²; taking into account those areas of the continental shelf, there is only a minor increase to 1.2%; p.18; in ....
Spalding M.; Ravilious C.; Green E.P.; 2001; World Atlas of Coral Reefs; UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Cambridge - UK;

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