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A stony coral colony begins as a single free-swimming founder coral polyp that attaches itself to a hard substrate such as submerged rocks. The founder polyp replicates itself repeatedly through asexual reproduction, producing a colony. The colony consists of a base which is attached to the reef substrate, a growing edge zone (where new coral polyps are produced), and an upper surface that is exposed to light that filters down through the water.
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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 color algae help to form coral reefs?
red
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
Coral reefs form in which portion of the Continental margin?
continental shelf
What animals secrete calcite around their bodies?
Corals secrete calcite around their bodies to form reefs. These reefs consist of a compact colony of individual polyps.
