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They are completely different. An estuary is where a river joins the sea or, it is an outflow of freshwater into the ocean or sea. A coral reef is a strictly marine environment created by thousands of tiny organisms over thousands of years. It consists of the calcium skeletons of reef building organisms overlaid with living corals, anemones, clams, snails, fish etc etc.
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∙ 17y agoSeashore: the land that lies adjacent to the sea. Coral reef: a body of coral and coral consolidated into limestone, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_reef
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∙ 13y agoAn estuary is the wide mouth of a river, opening out to the sea and a coral reef is where fish live!
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∙ 11y agothey both are under water
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What are the major life zones in a coral reefs?
bays, estuaries, coastal wetlands, shorelines
What is the difference between coral reefs and deep sea?
How should I know
What are the differences between between coral reefs and ponds?
Coral reefs are salt water Ponds are fresh water
What is the difference between a island and a cay?
a low elavation of land formed from the surface of coral reefs
What is the difference between jellyfish and coral reef?
Coral Reefs don't really move and jellyfish move around, and sting people. Coral Reefs help other thins in the sea survive, where as jellyfish don't. The jellyfish are just there.
What are the coastal resources of Cebu?
The coastal resources of Cebu are wetlands, estuaries, mudflats and mangrove forests, seagrass beds and coral reefs.
How much of the earths is considered marine?
Marine regions cover about three-fourths of the Earth's surface and include oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries
What is the relationship between an eel and coral?
The eels are found mostly in the coral reefs.
What structures do coral colonies produce?
Coral Reefs
Are dolphins in the coral reefs?
no dolphins are not in coral reefs.
How much of the Earths surface is considered marine?
Marine regions cover about three-fourths of the Earth's surface and include oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries
What are some similarties between an ecosystem and coral reefs?
A coral reef is an ecosystem, that is the similarity.
