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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS > ATOLL REEF

PREFERRED TERM

ATOLL REEF  

DEFINITION

  • A ring-shaped coral reef including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands/cays on the coral rim.

BROADER CONCEPT

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2013-02-18 12:24:38.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (ATOLL REEF [8c89ede4-94d8-4fd4-a3df-f9d42e9835eb,82573] - CORAL REEFS [dff4d4af-e1e0-4991-884b-a1c088a802b2,82559]);
  • 2013-03-29 09:40:31.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: A ring-shaped coral reef including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands/cays on the coral rim. language code: en);

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