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Page 356
... reef complex . Because of greater resistance to erosion , such reefs often appear in the present - day landscape as groups of crags . During or following the sedimentation , the silica concentrated by the sponge skeletons formed as ...
... reef complex . Because of greater resistance to erosion , such reefs often appear in the present - day landscape as groups of crags . During or following the sedimentation , the silica concentrated by the sponge skeletons formed as ...
Page 592
... reef formation ( see CORAL ISLANDS , CORAL REEFS , AND ATOLLS ) . Because the reef is an organic structure , the lagoonal sediments contain much calcareous material . The sheltered waters support a distinctive flora and fauna . Lagoons ...
... reef formation ( see CORAL ISLANDS , CORAL REEFS , AND ATOLLS ) . Because the reef is an organic structure , the lagoonal sediments contain much calcareous material . The sheltered waters support a distinctive flora and fauna . Lagoons ...
Page 594
... reefs from fringing reefs around a subsid- ing volcanic peak , is substantially correct in many cases . As long as the coral can maintain its growth at a suitable level as its foundation subsides , the atoll will continue to enclose a ...
... reefs from fringing reefs around a subsid- ing volcanic peak , is substantially correct in many cases . As long as the coral can maintain its growth at a suitable level as its foundation subsides , the atoll will continue to enclose a ...
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