reef|reefed|reefing|reefs in English
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[rɪːf]
roll up part of a sail in order to expose less sail area to the wind (Nautical)
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1. The reef platforms that form Atolls are generally characterized by reefs that reach sea level, especially
2. In addition to the reef itself —actually a series of reefs— the reserve includes some 450 cays, or islets, and three coral atolls, ring-shaped reefs enclosing picturesque lagoons.
3. The biota of the reef mound (corals, calcisponges, hydrozoans, calcareous algae, foraminifera, microporoblematica) correspond with those of Dachsteinkalk reefs.
4. Belize Aggressor iii belize Aggressor iv Belize is an underwater playground for marine life, Lighthouse Reef and Turneffe Reef Atoll are both world-renowned for both coral reefs and big fish
5. Roller reefing boom for sailing ships
6. A Coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building Corals.Reefs are formed of colonies of Coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate.Most Coral reefs are built from stony Corals, whose polyps cluster in groups.
7. As a result of its interesting mating system (discussed below), the Bluehead wrasse is one of the best-studied reef fishes on Caribbean reefs.
8. The reefs are a mass of reef-building corals and dead, calcified organisms with bones or shells—everything from coralline algae and foraminifers to shellfish.
9. Section illustrating the formation of barrier reefs and Atolls, Atlantic reef corals, a handbook of the common reef and shallow-water corals of Bermuda, Florida, the West Indies, and Brazil (1948).jpg 1,880 × 2,276; 1.08 MB
10. Darwin (1842) referred to barrier reefs surrounding volcanic islands as an intermediate stage in the development of Atolls through long-term subsidence and reef growth
11. Darwin (1842) referred to barrier reefs surrounding volcanic islands as an intermediate stage in the development of Atolls through long-term subsidence and reef growth.
12. SLR will exacerbate the impact of large waves on Atolls’ coral reefs by reducing wave breaking at the reef crest and increasing the water level over the reef flat, which will allow larger waves to reach the shoreline [Fig
13. Professor Marshall said: "Osprey Reef is one of the many reefs in the Coral Sea Conservation Zone, which has been identified as an area of high conservation importance.
14. Hugh Horton in his Bufflehead, single reefed gunter at Cedar Key '08
15. 50 Reefs: An initiative designed during the filming of Chasing Coral to rapidly bolster existing coral reef conservation efforts by catalyzing new targeted action and investment in key geographies
16. Florent's Guide To The Hawaii Reefs - Spotted Boxfish - Ostracion meleagris - Boxfishes - Whitespotted Boxfish - Boxfishes - Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef - Whitespotted Boxfish
17. Ocean Acidification and Coral Reefs Ocean Acidification and Coral Reefs The Philippines have invested in marine protected areas (MPAs) to conserve their coral reefs
18. Anthozoans and the evolution of reefs
19. So again, clean reef on your left, fish farm reef on your right.
20. Abyssal rock & biogenic reef
21. With a triple reefed main and a 90% working jib Backwinded we laid quietly for 5 hours
22. Butterflyfish: Adaptable to Difficult Most are not reef safe or only partially reef safe
23. The Reef Atlantis The Reef Atlantis is an entirely new way to experience Atlantis—beachside
24. The clownfish from the reef.
25. Mitratum, Yellow Reef Basslet, L