Coral reefs
Esquema
Jerarquía
Built Environment (Hierarchy Name) > Settlements and Landscapes > landscapes (environments) > natural landscapes > landforms (terrestrial) > reefs
Descripción
Reefs or banks of rock in warm, shallow ocean waters that are formed by the growth and deposit of coral. They can be found as barriers along continents, and fringing islands, and atolls.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- coral reef [en]
- reefs, coral [en]