Coral Reefs Flashcards
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hermatypic
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reef building:describing coral species possessing symbiotic zooxanthellae within their tissues and capable of secreting calcium carbonate at a rate suitable for reef production
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zooxanthellate
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a group of dinoflagellates living endosymbiotically in association with one of a variety of invertebrate groups
3
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constructional
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framework building (plate coral)
4
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atoll
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a horseshoe or circular array of islands, capping a coral reef system perched around an oceanic volcanic seamount
5
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barrier reef
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a coral reef located away from the shore that creates a lagoon between the reef and the shore
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fringing reef
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a reef attached to the shore of a continent or island.
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adaptive bleaching
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the expulsion of zooxanthellae by reef corals in response to stress
