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What are three different types of reef?
coral reefs barrier reefs fringing reedfs atolls
What are the 3 types of reefs?
The three types of reefs are fringing reefs, barrier reefs, and atolls. Fringing reefs grow close to the shorelines of islands or continents, barrier reefs are separated by a lagoon from the land, and atolls are circular coral reefs surrounding a central lagoon, often found in the open ocean.
Types of coral reefs found in Barbados?
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What three types of islands exist in the pacific?
Most of the Pacific Islands are low oceanic islands which formed from coral reefs.
What are the three types of coral reefs?
This answer is to clarify the answer that was given: There are three types of coral reefs: fringing reef, barrier reefs and coral Atolls. Sea anemone attaches itself to coral but it is not coral(predatory animal) A sea sponge is a filter feeding animal and a sea fan is soft coral but not a coral reef. sea anemone, sea sponge, sea fan (This is the answer that was given first and it is not correct)
What are the different forms of coral reef?
Coral reefs can take four forms; fringing reef, platform reefs, barrier reefs and atolls. Fringing reefs are narrow and shallow, and generally occur near the shore, they literally are a thin 'fringe' along the coast. Platform reefs are reef outcroppings far from shore that occur in calm water. They often have a shallow lagoon, and are flat on top. Barrier reefs are reefs growing along a coastline that are separated from the coastline by a lagoon. Barrier reefs are very similar to fringings except that they are much larger. Atolls are ring reefs that usually form at the base of a volcano. Over time the volcano dissapears, leaving a rin of reef surrounded by deep ocean.
Can you find shrimps in coral reefs?
Yes, many different types of shrimp live on coral reefs.
Why are coral reefs importmant for fishing?
yes because certain types of fish are in coral reefs all across the world
What are three types of marine ecosysytems?
Take your pick from oceans, salt marshes, estuaries and lagoons, mangroves and coral reefs, the deep sea and the sea floor.
What are some of the names of corals?
Here are some of the names of some types of corals purple squirter, fringing reefs, barrier reefs, atoll reefs. If you like coral reefs, check out our website destructionofcoralreefs.weebly.com What is happening to our corals? Find out!
What are the three type of coral reefs producers?
yes
What types of dolphins live near coral reefs?
bottlenose dolphins
