FRINGING REEF
type: Concept
change note: 2013-03-29 09:47:17.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: One of the three main types of coral reefs recognized by most coral reef scientists. It is distinguished from the other two main types (barrier reefs and atolls) in that has either an entirely shallow backreef zone (lagoon) or none at all. language code: en);
change note: 2013-02-18 12:22:25.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (FRINGING REEF [0f5c48d1-5189-495d-b5a7-7ad596f0a5c4,82561] - CORAL REEFS [dff4d4af-e1e0-4991-884b-a1c088a802b2,82559]);
in scheme: sciencekeywords
definition: One of the three main types of coral reefs recognized by most coral reef scientists. It is distinguished from the other two main types (barrier reefs and atolls) in that has either an entirely shallow backreef zone (lagoon) or none at all.

CORAL REEFS
type: Concept