Difference between revisions of "Coral reef"
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|definition= A massive, wave-resistant structure, built largely by coral, and consisting of skeletal and chemically precipitated material. Skeletal formation depends on the activity of symbiotic algae and zooxanthellae.<ref name="Allaby">Allaby M. (1998). ''Dictionary of Ecology'' (2nd Ed). Oxford University Press: Oxford, (England). 440pp.</ref>.}} | |definition= A massive, wave-resistant structure, built largely by coral, and consisting of skeletal and chemically precipitated material. Skeletal formation depends on the activity of symbiotic algae and zooxanthellae.<ref name="Allaby">Allaby M. (1998). ''Dictionary of Ecology'' (2nd Ed). Oxford University Press: Oxford, (England). 440pp.</ref>.}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:15, 6 August 2019
Definition of Coral reef:
A massive, wave-resistant structure, built largely by coral, and consisting of skeletal and chemically precipitated material. Skeletal formation depends on the activity of symbiotic algae and zooxanthellae.[1].
This is the common definition for Coral reef, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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References
- Jump up ↑ Allaby M. (1998). Dictionary of Ecology (2nd Ed). Oxford University Press: Oxford, (England). 440pp.
