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coral reef: Oceanography Dictionary - coral reef

Definition and meaning of coral reef:

coral reef - a wave-resistant structure resulting from cementation processes and the skeletal construction of hermatypic corals, calcareous algae, and other calcium carbonate-secreting organisms

(Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) )

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coral reef: Oceanography Dictionary - coral reef

Definition and meaning of coral reef:

coral reef - a wave-resistant structure resulting from cementation processes and the skeletal construction of hermatypic corals, calcareous algae, and other calcium carbonate-secreting organisms

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The meaning of coral reef is an excerpt from the Coral Reef Information System, part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the US Coral Reef Task Force manages CoRIS:

"NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) is designed to be a single point of access to NOAA coral reef information and data products, especially those derived from NOAA's Coral Reef Initiative Program."

Visit the website here: http://www.coris.noaa.gov

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