reef

Example Sentences

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The studies, however, "largely showed minimal impacts on coral reefs", said John Burt, biology professor at the Mubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences at New York University Abu Dhabi.

From Barron's

Instead of damaging the coral reefs, these mohawked creatures end up on a plate later that day in ceviche or sashimi form.

From Salon

It originated from what scientists consider Australia's first 'Great Barrier Reef,' a Devonian era reef system located in the Kimberley region of northern WA.

From Science Daily

Martindale and her research team, including Stéphane Bodin of Aarhus University, were exploring the rugged valley to study the ecology of ancient reef systems that once existed there when the area lay beneath the ocean.

From Science Daily

But now scientists on the first expedition beyond the islands' shallows have discovered an underwater mountain range, a massive "blue hole", coral reefs apparently untouched by climate change and never-before-seen sea creatures.

From BBC