reef flat

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reef flat [′rēf ‚flat]

(geology)

A flat expanse of dead reef rock which is partly or entirely dry at low tide; shallow pools, potholes, gullies, and patches of coral debris and sand are features of the reef flat.

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No references found			This study was conducted in 2003-04 at three MPA sites (Achang Reef Flat Marine Preserve, Piti Bomb Holes Marine Preserve, and Tumon Bay Marine Preserve--hereafter referred to as Achang, Piti, and Tumon, respectively) on the western and southern coasts of Guam, Micronesia (Fig. Spillover of commercially valuable reef fishes from marine protected ... by Tupper, Mark H. / Fishery Bulletin Their reports suggest 70 to 80 per cent of the coral around Keppel Island and 10 to 30 per cent of the coral on the Heron Island reef flat and reef crest is showing signs of stress. New urgent threats to the reef! There are fresh reports that coral on ... by Smyth, Chris; Meadows, Josh; Jackson, Erwin / Habitat Australia The smaller ones may be literally strewn over a reef flat. The Great Barrier Reef by Mastin, Norma / PSA Journal			Reed, Thomas Reed, Thomas B Reed, Thomas Brackett Reed, Walter Reed, Willis Reed-Solomon code Reed-Sternberg cell Reedbuck reedfish reeding reedmergnerite Reeds Gap State Park Reeds, Plain Reedy Creek Park & Nature Preserve Reef reef breccia reef cap reef cluster reef complex reef conglomerate reef core reef debris reef detritus reef edge reef flank reef flat reef front reef knoll reef limestone reef milk reef patch reef pinnacle reef rock reef segment reef slope reef talus reef tufa reef wall reef-front terrace reefer Reek Sunday Reel reel and bead reel locomotive reel number reel sequence number Reel-Off Stand reeled silk Reelfoot Lake Reelfoot Lake State Park Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge			reef a sail in Reef Aquarium Society of Charlotte Reef Ball Development Group Reef ball foundation Reef band reef breccia Reef builder reef cap Reef Check Reef Check California reef cluster reef complex reef conglomerate Reef Coral Fluorescent Protein reef core reef debris reef detritus reef edge Reef Education Network Reef Environmental Education Foundation Reef Fish Advisory Panel Reef Fish Restoration Association Reef Fish Stock Assessment Panel reef flank reef flat reef flats reef front Reef Heron Reef Keeping Basics Reef knoll reef knot reef knot reef knots reef knots reef limestone Reef line reef milk reef patch reef pinnacle reef point Reef points reef rock reef segment reef slope reef squirrelfish Reef stonefish Reef stonefish Reef stonefish Reef tackle reef talus Reef triggerfish reef tufa reef wall

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