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Page 356
... coral reefs of the Tethys , but the rich world of Jurassic corals belongs to the order of the Scler- actinia ; these anthozoans were dominant from the Triassic Period to the present . The conditions required for the life of these modern ...
... coral reefs of the Tethys , but the rich world of Jurassic corals belongs to the order of the Scler- actinia ; these anthozoans were dominant from the Triassic Period to the present . The conditions required for the life of these modern ...
Page 592
... Corals and algae. Figure 1 : Two main types of lagoon . this compensates for the subsidence that commonly at- tends reef formation ( see CORAL ISLANDS , CORAL REEFS , AND ATOLLS ) . Because the reef is an organic structure , the lagoonal ...
... Corals and algae. Figure 1 : Two main types of lagoon . this compensates for the subsidence that commonly at- tends reef formation ( see CORAL ISLANDS , CORAL REEFS , AND ATOLLS ) . Because the reef is an organic structure , the lagoonal ...
Page 593
... coral lagoons fauna are fundamental to the formation of the reefs . Coral polyps live in symbiosis with the uni- cellular algae Zooxanthellae , hence they require light and are restricted to the upper layers of water . Calcareous algae ...
... coral lagoons fauna are fundamental to the formation of the reefs . Coral polyps live in symbiosis with the uni- cellular algae Zooxanthellae , hence they require light and are restricted to the upper layers of water . Calcareous algae ...
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