Atolls can take up to 30 million years to form, but these tiny coral islands now support 31 million seabirds across the Indo-Pacific

Source: The Times of India· TOI Science Desk· August 17, 2026
Atolls can take up to 30 million years to form, but these tiny coral islands now support 31 million seabirds across the Indo-Pacific

Atolls across the Indo-Pacific support thirty-one million nesting seabirds annually. These islands provide essential breeding grounds for many tropical seabird species. Seabird droppings return significant nutrients to island and ocean ecosystems. This nutrie…

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