reef front

[′rēf ‚frənt]

(geology)

The upper part of the outer or seaward slope of a reef, extending to the reef edge from above the dwindle point of abundant living coral and coralline algae.

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And there is another silver lining on the reef front: 'What gives us hope for the reefs is that the last big bleaching event in 1998 was hotter, longer and more severe, and many reefs recovered good coral growth within seven years,' says Solandt.

Paradise lost

pelamis larvae would not accumulate near the reef front because they would not be expected to counter the putative downwelling at those locations.

Onshore-offshore distribution and abundance of tuna larvae (Pisces: Scombridae: Thunnini) in near-reef waters of the Coral Sea

Spanish mackerel, wahoo, cobia and tuna occur behind the reef front, and the sea off Ningaloo is one of the few places in the world where aggregations of sail fish and black, blue and striped marlin occur.