- types,
barrier reefs and atolls, in that it has
either an
entirely shallow backreef zone (lagoon) or none at all. If a
fringing reef
grows directly from the...
- ecosystems, the term "lagoon" is
synonymous with the term "back reef" or "
backreef",
which is more
commonly used by
coral reef
scientists to
refer to the...
- platform,
identified as the
Sierra del Abra
limestone (consisting of reef,
backreef and
lagoonal facies),
which dips southeast. The site for the discovery...
-
National Park, and the
formation and its ****ociated basin,
shelf margin, and
backreef formations have been
described as "the largest, best-preserved, most accessible...
-
different habitats. The
known zones are the fore reef, reef crest, and
backreef. All
zones are
connected and have
important roles in the
growth and development...
-
grown on
sandy or
muddy substrates, and are thus
common in
lagoons and
backreefs.
Those with the "sprawler" type are
abundant in
forereefs and on coral...
-
growth had
changed over the last
hundred years. It was
found that for
backreef and nears**** specimens, the
rates of
extension of the
skeleton had not...
-
black carbonate shale which later generated oil shale. Reef
limestones and
backreef dolomite contributed material to the
carbonaceous shale.
Silurian sedimentation...
-
Niulakita and
Niutao have a
fringing reef in that they have
either a
shallow backreef zone (lagoon) or none at all. If a
fringing reef
grows directly from the...
