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    • How are Reefs Formed?
  • Reef Structure
    • What are the Different Reef Types?
    • Reef Cycle
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Reef Structure and Formation

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Reef Formation

How are Reefs Formed?

  • Darwin's Theory
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Glacial Activity

Where are Coral Reefs Found?

Reefs in the Fossil Record


Reef Structure

What are the Different Reef Types?

  • Fringing
  • Barrier
  • Atolls
  • Patch Reefs
  • Bank Reefs

Reef Cycle

Builders

  • Coral
  • Reef Builders like Hydrozoans, Sponges, and Algae

Erosion

  • Bioerosion
  • Also see the Threats page

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                • Atolls
                • Bank Reefs
                • Barrier Reefs
                • Bioerosion
                • Darwin's Theory
                • Fringing Reefs
                • Glacial Activity
                • Other Reef Builders like Hydrozoans, Sponges, and Algae
                • Patch Reefs
                • Plate Tectonics
                • Reefs in the Fossil Record
                • Where are Coral Reefs Found?
              • Threats to Corals and Coral Reefs

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