Coral reefs

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

ambiente construido > asentamientos y paisajes > paisajes (entorno) > paisajes naturales > accidente geográfico > arrecifes

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

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300387631

Otros términos

  • coral reef [en]
  • reefs, coral [en]