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What kinda reef is the buccoo reef?
A fringing reef
Is a fringing reef a coral reef?
Yes
Fringing reef that has grown oceanward?
barrier reef
What are three different types of reef?
coral reefs barrier reefs fringing reedfs atolls
What happens to the fringing reef as the island sinks?
As an island sinks, the fringing reef gradually becomes a barrier reef. If the island continues to sink, the barrier reef eventually becomes a signature atoll.
What do fringing reef eat?
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Which type of reef forms very close to the shoreline of a volcanic island?
Fringing Reef
What is a type of reef that surroundsa central lagoon?
fringing reefs
Buildups of coral shells close to shore?
fringing reef
What are fringing reefs and what are they made of?
Fringing reef is made up of many plankton and grows 100-20 yards from the shore, such as a lagoon.
How is a barrier reef alike to a frining reef?
A fringing reef grows in shallow waters usually a few feet from shore or in lagoons. They are often confused for barrier reefs just by the overall growth of the reef. However, with barrier reefs there is usually a deep portion and located farther from shore than with a fringing reef.
What is the difference between coral reefs and The Great Barrier Reef?
A fringing reef forms a continuous underwater "wall" for some distance, where as a "barrier Reef" are shorter in distances, and have large gaps in them....and will be between shore and the Barrier Reef..............Sea Rambo
