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A reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water (80 meters or less beneath low water).
Many reefs result from abiotic processes-deposition of sand, wave erosion planing down rock outcrops, and other natural processes-but the best-known reefs are the coral reefs of tropical waters developed through biotic processes dominated by corals and calcareous algae. Artificial reefs such as shipwrecks are sometimes created to enhance physical complexity on generally featureless sand bottoms in order to attract a diverse assemblage of organisms, especially fish.
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∙ 11y agoCoral means a hard red,pink or white calcareous substance secreted by marine polyps for support and habitation. And reef means a ridge of rock.
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What are reef sharks?
Reef sharks are sharks that inhabit coral reefs. There are several different species of them. They are the Blacktip reef shark, Whitetip reef shark, Grey reef shark, and Caribbean reef shark.
Where do needlefish live?
in the coral reef in the coral reef
Fringing reef that has grown oceanward?
barrier reef
What adaptation does a blacktip reef shark have?
Blacktip reef sharks have evolved to have long thin serrated teeth. This is best for their diet of reef fish, it makes it easier to feed.
What are 3 pacific reef members attached animals?
The Pacific Reef is a coral reef located in the Pacific Ocean. The reefs consist of tiny animals called coral polyps. Other animals in this reef include sea anemones, clownfish and algae.
What does Reef those sails mean?
To reef a sail is to reduce the area of sail.
Where abouts is the coral reef?
It depends what you mean by 'the coral reef', if you mean just coral reefs in general, you can find them in any tropical, warm and fairly shallow waters. If you mean the Great Barrier reef, it is along the eastern coast of Australia like Cairns, but it is a place in itself.
What is the french word le récif mean?
'The reef'
What does the cowboy slang 'shoal' mean?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! A shoal is a reef. Cowboys changed the term to mean idling lazily about, as if delayed by a reef on your journey.
Where a coral reef is located?
There are lots of coral reefs, but you probably mean the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland
What is reef chow mein?
If you mean reef chow, it is a fish food commonly used by people who have saltwater aquariums with live corals in them. I have never heard it called reef chow mein.
What rhymes with lief?
If you mean leaf, thief reef
How humid is a coral reef?
A coral reef is submerged, so assuming you mean the air above it, the vicinity, that would depend mostly upon the local temperature.
What kinda reef is the buccoo reef?
A fringing reef
What type of site is the Great Barrier Reef?
The Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef.
Is there a reef in the Great Barrier Reef called star reef?
no
In Australia what is the name of the long chain of coral reefs?
Do you mean The Great Barrier Reef?
