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Q: How do patch reefs form?
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What kinds of reefs form lagoons?

Atoll reefs form lagoons.


What is plural form of word reef?

The plural of 'reef' is reefs.


Where do atoll Reefs grow?

Atoll reefs usually only form where stony coral growth is quite rapid. They are far more common in pacific reefs than atlantic. However, an atoll is simply a coral reef that encloses a lagoon, and technically they could form anywhere where reefs form.


Who is causing the coral reefs to die?

Some diseases carried by humans can infect coral reefs and scientists have just recently discovered that a form of the herpes virus is killing coral reefs.


What has the author Joe Ghiold written?

Joe Ghiold has written: 'Carbonate production by the coral Diploria labyrinthiformis from south Florida patch reefs'


What color algae help to form coral reefs?

red


Is a patch a plural?

The word patch is singular, not plural. The plural form is patches.


How do coral reefs form what makes them vulnerable to environmental stress?

Coral reefs begin to form when free-swimming coral larvae attach to submerged rocks. Both natural conditions and those created by man is what make coral reefs vulnerable to environmental stress.


When do coral reefs form?

it contain calcium and if spoiled it causes tsunami.


What kind of reefs form above a sunken volcano?

fringing veins


How are the reefs made?

they have a branch and twist it to form a circle wich is a reef


In which portion does coral reefs form in the continental margin?

Continental shelf