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reef front

A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

reef front An irregularly sloping ramp that extends from the surf zone to a depth of approximately 100 m on the windward, open-sea side of a reef. Abundant skeletal growth grades downwards into the sediment of the fore-reef zone. The robust, branching form of the coral Acropora palmata, common in present-day reefs, typifies this reef area.

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reef front

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

reef front An irregularly sloping ramp extending from the surf zone to a depth of approximately 100 m on the windward, open-sea side of a reef. Abundant skeletal growth grades downward into sediment of the fore-reef zone. The robust, branching form of the coral Acropora palmata, common in present-day reefs, typifies this reef area.

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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "reef front." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-reeffront.html

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	WWII vessel will become an artificial reef.(Front) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 5/26/2009
	disabled ship leaves 2-mile gash on reef.(Front) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 4/14/2010
	Vessel's next duty will be as a reef.(Front) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 5/28/2009