The Reef may refer to The Reef novel The Reef novel , a 1912 novel by Edith Wharton The Reef 1999 film The Reef 1999 film , a film adaptation of the novel The Reef 2010 film The Reef 2010 film , an Australian film The Great Barrier Reef , the planet s largest coral reef Shark Bait , a 2006 animated film released as The Reef in the United States, South Africa and Ireland. Disambig ... more details
Other uses Image PamalicanAfterLiftOff.jpg thumb Pamalican island with surrounding reef, Sulu Sea , Philippines . Image Reef.jpg thumb A reef surrounding an islet . In nautical terminology, a reef is a Rock ... assemblage of organisms, especially fish . Biotic reef Image Boa viagem.jpg thumb Recife Coral Reefs in a beach in the city of Recife reef , Brazil . See also Formation of coral reefs Reef habitat zones There are a number of biotic reef types, including oyster reefs, but the most massive and widely distributed are tropical coral reef s. Although corals are major contributors to the framework and bulk material comprising a coral reef, the organisms most responsible for reef growth against the constant ... of coralline algae . These biotic reef types take on additional names depending upon how the reef lies in relation to the land, if any. Reef types include fringing reef , barrier reefs , as well as atolls . A fringing reef is a reef that is attached to an island. A barrier reef forms a calcareous barrier around an island resulting in a lagoon between the shore and the reef. An atoll is a ring reef with no land present. The reef front ocean side is a high energy locale whereas the internal lagoon will be at a lower energy with fine grained sediments. Geologic reef Definition Image Archeocyathids.JPG thumb Archeocyathid s, the first reef building organisms, from the Poleta formation in the Death ... structures similar to stromatolite reef complexes. ref http www.uta.edu paleomap homepage Schieberweb ... Geology 120 1998 p105 124 ref Geologic reef structures Image Vanatinai, Louisiade Archipelago.jpg ... information about the location in History of Earth Earth s history . In addition, reef structures ... some major extinct groups Rugosa and Tabulata , have been important reef builders through much of the Phanerozoic ... as many other groups , and became increasingly important reef builders throughout the Mesozoic Era ... Reefs http ocean.si.edu ocean news reef rescue protect coral reefs your actions Reef Rescue Smithsonian ... more details
Barrier reef can refer to a kind of coral reef Types coral reef , the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System , the Belize Barrier Reef , the New Caledonia Barrier Reef , Barrier Reef TV series Barrier Reef TV series , an Australian television series. disambig ... more details
wiktionarypar reefReef can mean Reef , a shallow or underwater obstacle, such as a coral reef Coral reef , a type of reef that is formed by coral Reef knot , a kind of knot Reefing , an action performed on sails to reduce the area on which the wind can act Reef band , a British band Reef company , an American apparel and shoe company Reef, a slang term for the drug Cannabis drug Cannabis . Recife Portuguese for reef , capital of the Brazil ian state of Pernambuco disambig ru ... more details
about the Salmon Islands reef the Queensland reef North Reef, Queensland Unreferenced stub date December 2009 North Reef is a shallow reef south of the island of Rennell Island Rennell . Coord missing Solomon Islands Category Landforms of the Solomon Islands Marine geo stub Solomons geo stub ... more details
Winslow Reef is the name of two different submerged coral reef s in the central Pacific Ocean . The name may refer to Winslow Reef, Phoenix Islands Winslow Reef, Cook Islands disambig de Winslow Riff nl Winslow Reef ... more details
Several species of reef associated sharks are known as reef sharks Blacktip reef shark , Carcharhinus melanopterus Caribbean reef shark , Carcharhinus perezi Grey reef shark , Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Whitetip reef shark , Triaenodon obesus Additionally, The United States Coast Guard has a United States Coast Guard Cutter cutter Ship commissioning commissioned as the USCGC Reef Shark . disambig uk ... more details
The Reef is a 1912 novel by USA American writer Edith Wharton . It concerns a romance between a widow and her old lover. It was adapted into a film The Reef film The Reef in 1999 starring Sela Ward , Timothy Dalton and Alicia Witt . External links wikisource gutenberg no 283 name The Reef gutenberg no 9291 name The Reef audio book http librivox.org the reef by edith wharton The Reef audio book at http librivox.org Librivox DEFAULTSORT Reef, The Category 1912 novels Category American novels Category Novels by Edith Wharton Novel stub Edith Wharton fiction ... more details
Low Reef coor dm 54 30 S 37 0 W is a reef extending for 1 nautical mile 1.9 km from the east end of Annenkov Island . The name Low Rock appeared on a 1931 Admiralty chart for the northeast rock of this reef. The SGS, 1956 57, reported that it is the reef which requires a name to distinguish it from nearby Hauge Reef . usgs gazetteer antarctica geo stub Category Geography of Antarctica ... more details
Scott Reef can refer to Scott Reefs northwest of Australia, see Scott and Seringapatam Reefs A reef close to Sala y Gomez , a remote Pacific island belonging to Chile disambig ... more details
Polaris Reef is a reef , or shallows, in Baffin Bay . See also USS Wacissa AOG 59 References DANFS marine geo stub Greenland geo stub coord missing Greenland Category Baffin Bay ... more details
Orphan date November 2010 Knuckle Reef coor dm 67 50 S 67 22 W is a reef lying off Beacon Head , Horseshoe Island . The reef was so named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee UK APC in 1958 because the individual rocks in the reef, which are exposed at low tide, resemble the knuckles of a clenched fist. usgs gazetteer Category Geography of Antarctica antarctica geo stub ... more details
The Elbow or Elbow Reef is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary . It lies to the east of Key Largo , within the Key Largo Existing Management Area, which is immediately to the east of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park . This reef is within a Sanctuary Preservation Area SPA . The Elbow is southwest Carysfort reef Carysfort and east of Dry Rocks reef Dry Rocks . Approximate coordinates Coord 25 08 44 N 80 15 39 W source NOAA region US FL display inline,title External Links http flkeysbenthicmaps.noaa.gov data pro areas htmls elbow.html Benthic Habitat Map References http sanctuaries.noaa.gov pgallery atlasmaps images fkeast 2000.jpg NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Maps, Florida Keys East http floridakeys.noaa.gov research monitoring elbow.html NOAA website on Elbow Reef corals Category Marine biology Category Reefs of the Atlantic Ocean ... more details
Tennessee Reef is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary . It lies to the southeast of Long Key . It consists of drowned deep spur and groove reef. Much of the reef is within a designated Research Only zone. An unmanned Unmanned reef lights of the Florida Keys reef light is located near the reef. Approximate coordinates Coord 24 46 N 80 45 W source NOAA region US FL display inline,title External Links http flkeysbenthicmaps.noaa.gov data pro areas htmls tennessee reef.html Benthic Habitat Map References http sanctuaries.noaa.gov pgallery atlasmaps images fkeast 2000.jpg NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Maps, Florida Keys East http www.charts.noaa.gov OnLineViewer 11449.shtml NOAA Navigational Chart 11449 corals Category Marine biology Category Reefs of the Atlantic Ocean ... more details
Pickles Reef is a small coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary . It lies to the southeast of Key Largo , to the south the Key Largo Existing Management Area and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park . Unlike many reefs within the Sanctuary, this reef is not within a Sanctuary Preservation Area SPA . The reef gets its name from the Pickle Barrel Shipwreck wreck . Another small reef called Snapper Ledge reef Snapper Ledge is nearby. Approximate coordinates Coord 24 59 15 N 80 24 52 W source NOAA region US FL display inline,title Gallery gallery Image Lactophrys Pickles Reef.jpg Spotted trunkfish Lactophrys sp. at Pickles Reef, March 2008 Image Stoplight parrotfish Pickles Reef.jpg A Stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride at Pickles Reef, March 2008 gallery References http sanctuaries.noaa.gov pgallery atlasmaps images fkeast 2000.jpg NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Maps, Florida Keys East http floridakeys.noaa.gov research monitoring pickles.html NOAA website on Pickles Reef http www.charts.noaa.gov OnLineViewer 11464.shtml NOAA Navigational Chart 11464 Corals Category Marine biology Category Florida Keys Category Coral reefs of Florida ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Reef Check Foundation Non profit logo File Reefchecklogo.png 150px ... focus Coral reef s method Scientific research revenue Grants and donations endowment num volunteers ... reefcheck.org dissolved footnotes Reef Check is an international non governmental organization dedicated to the conservation of two reef ecosystems tropical coral reef s and California n rocky reefs ... . It is the United Nations official coral reef monitoring program. ref cite web author Reef Check Australia title Reef Check Worldwide url http www.reefcheckaustralia.org about reef check worldwide index.cfm ... Reef Action Network ICRAN url http webapps01.un.org dsd partnerships public partnerships 129.html accessdate 2008 06 17 ref History Reef Check first conducted a global survey of coral reef health in 1997 ... url http reefcheck.org about RC Reef publications mpb.pdf accessdate 2008 06 17 doi 10.1016 S0025 326X ... of impacts were not realized. The Global Coral Reef Crisis Trends and Solutions 1997 2001 , a five ... Reef Crisis Trends and Solutions 1997 2001 journal Reef Check Report year 2002 url http www.reefcheck.org about RC Reef publications Reef 20Check 20Report.pdf Reef 20Check 205 20Year 20Report.pdf accessdate ... scientific document detailing the decline in coral reef health over a five year period. In 2005, Reef Check launched its first temperate reef program in California. In 2006, Reef Check conducted 746 reef surveys, ranging from Indo Pacific areas, the Red Sea and Caribbean Sea . ref cite journal author Reef Check title Reef Check 2006 Annual Report journal 2006 Annual Report year 2006 url ... at the International Coral Reef Symposium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Reef Check Executive Director .... Mission and goals Reef Check endeavors to create partnerships among communities, government agencies , businesses , universities and other non profits . Reef Check s mission is to protect and rehabilitate reefs worldwide . Reef Check s goals are ref name about cite web author Reef Check title About ... more details
File Pohnpei.png thumb right 250px Map of Pohnpei State with Oroluk Atoll Minto Reef is a largely submerged atoll belonging to Pohnpei State in Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia . Description Minto Reef encloses a lagoon of about 25 to 30 km in area. There are several boat passages into the lagoon on the southern side. It is at the same time the westernmost and northernmost feature of Pohnpei State. The nearest land is Oroluk Atoll 93 km to the southeast. Close to the northern extremity of the atoll there is a sandbank , about 1.8 meters high. Minto Reef is the site of Minto Reef Marina Area of Biodiversity Significance , with a total area of 4,204.2 hectare ha . ref http www.pbif.org ppa view2.asp Minto Reef Marina Area of Biodiversity Significance ref Administration Minto Reef is part of Oroluk municipality, along with Oroluk Atoll. The State of Pohnpei in 1999 created the Minto Reef Marine Sanctuary . ref http conserveonline.org workspaces pacific.island.countries.publications fsm fsmblueprint Minto Reef Marine Sanctuary ref References reflist coord 8 10 N 154 20 E display title Category Atolls of the Federated States of Micronesia Category Pohnpei Micronesia geo stub de Minto Reef ... more details
about the reef near Key Largo, Florida Molasses Reef is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary . It lies to the southeast of Key Largo , within the Key Largo Existing Management Area, which is immediately to the east of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park . This reef is within a Sanctuary Preservation Area SPA . An unmanned Unmanned reef lights of the Florida Keys reef light is located near the reef. On August 4, 1984, the motor vessel Wellwood , a 122 meter freighter carrying pelletized chicken feed, ran aground on Molasses Reef. The total destruction from the grounding included 5,805 square meters of living corals and injury to 75,000 square meters of reef habitat. The vessel was removed by the United States Coast Guard US Coast Guard . NOAA coordinated an effort to restore damage to the reef, by placing reef modules in the injured areas to provide a substrate ... Reef and the facilitation of coral larval settlement. NOAA settled a claim worth 6.275 million with the responsible ... http sanctuaries.noaa.gov special wellwood default.html Wellwood Coral Reef Restoration Project , accessed ... snapper swimming on Molasses Reef Image Pennekamp Coral.jpg Various soft corals at Molasses Reef Image Molasses11.jpg Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata with white spot disease at Molasses Reef in March ... major fish Sergeant majors , Bar jack Bar Jacks at Molasses Reef Image Molasses90.jpg A ship winch at Molasses Reef Image Montastraea annularis Molasses reef FL.jpg Montastraea annularis at Molasses Reef, March 2008 Image Trumpetfish Molasses Reef.jpg Trumpetfish Aulostomus maculatus at Molasses Reef, March 2008 gallery External Links http sanctuaries.noaa.gov special wellwood images wellwoodgrounded 1500.jpg Air Photo of Molasses Reef in 1984, showing the wreck of the Wellwood as well as the reef light near center http flkeysbenthicmaps.noaa.gov data pro areas htmls molasses reef.html ... monitoring molasses.html NOAA Website on Molasses Reef http www.charts.noaa.gov OnLineViewer 11464.shtml ... more details
File Wachusett Bank.png thumb Wachusett Reef on 1921 Pacific map File Wachusett Bank on map of Antarctica.png thumb Wachusett Reef as Wachusett Bank on 1904 map of Antarctica File Antarctica 1912 edit.jpg thumb Historic Antarctic map of 1912 with Wachusett Untiefe Captain Lambert of the ship Wachusett reported that on June 4, 1899 he passed over a reef which appeared to be of coral formation in approximately latitude coord 32 18 S 151 08 W . The reef appeared to be about 500 feet wide. The bottom showed of a dark gray color with deep blue on both sides of the reef. The depth was estimated at from 5 to 6 fathoms unfortunately no soundings were taken. ref cite book last United States Hydrographic Office first title Pacific Islands Pilot, v. 2 publisher Government Printing Office location Washington, D.C. year 1916 isbn pages p 56 ref The 2005 edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World still shows Wachusett Reef, with a depth of 9 meters. ref National Geographic Atlas of the World , 8th edition 2005 . Washington, D.C. National Geographic, plate 93. ISBN 0792275438 ref Nevertheless, its existence is doubtful. Other nearby historically reported reefs which appear to not exist include Jupiter Reef, Maria Theresa Reef , Ernest Legouve Reef , and Rangitiki Reef. This entry incorporates material from Pacific Islands Pilot , v 2. See also Ernest Legouve Reef Maria Theresa Reef References reflist Eade, J.V. 1976 . Geological notes on the Southwest Pacific Basin in the area of Wachusett Reef and Maria Theresa Reef . Wellington New Zealand Oceanographic Institute. Category Phantom islands Category Reefs of the Pacific Ocean marine geo stub de Wachusett Riff ru uk ... more details
Davis Reef is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary . It lies to the southeast of Plantation Key . This reef lies within a Sanctuary Preservation Area SPA . The southern end of the reef is sometimes called Davis Ledge. Davis reef lies between Crocker Reef and Conch Reef . The Fish and Wildlife Research Institute FWRI, the research arm of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission , the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, the Coral Restoration Foundation CRF , the Wildlife Foundation of Florida WFF , and the family of the late Charlie Stroh have recently begun a program of outplanting corals around Davis reef. ref http www.coralrestoration.org CRF index.php?option com content&view article&id 172 davis reef restoration project summary&catid 10 catusflkeys&Itemid 21 Davis Reef Restoration Partnership Project Summary , retrieved 12 January 2011 ref ref http www.worldfishingnetwork.com news restoring coral reef off florida keys 16697.aspx Restoring Coral Reef Off Florida Keys , Posted by http www.worldfishingnetwork.com WFN on October 26, 2010 ref Approximate coordinates Coord 24 55 19 N 080 30 15 W source NOAA region US FL display inline,title External Links Barbara H. Lidz, Christopher D. Reich, and Eugene A. Shinn. Systematic Mapping of Bedrock and Habitats along the Florida Reef Tract Central Key Largo to Halfmoon Shoal Gulf of Mexico . USGS Professional Paper 1751 http pubs.usgs.gov pp 2007 1751 professional paper tile2 davis alligator.html Tile 2, Davis and Alligator Reefs http flkeysbenthicmaps.noaa.gov data pro areas htmls davis reef.html Benthic Habitat Map References reflist http sanctuaries.noaa.gov pgallery atlasmaps images fkeast 2000.jpg NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Maps, Florida Keys East http floridakeys.noaa.gov research monitoring davis.html NOAA website on Davis Reef http www.charts.noaa.gov OnLineViewer 11464.shtml NOAA Navigational Chart 11464 corals Category Marine biology Category Florida Keys Category ... more details
Turtle Reef is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary . It lies to the east of Key Largo , within the Key Largo Existing Management Area, which is immediately to the east of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park . Unlike many reefs within the National Marine Sanctuary, this reef is not within a Sanctuary Preservation Area SPA . The reef is north of Carysfort Reef . Approximate coordinates Coord 25 17 00 N 80 12 30 W source NOAA region US FL display inline,title References http sanctuaries.noaa.gov pgallery atlasmaps images fkeast 2000.jpg NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Maps, Florida Keys East http www.charts.noaa.gov OnLineViewer 11463.shtml NOAA Navigational Chart 11463 corals Category Marine biology Category Florida Keys Category Coral reefs of Florida ... more details
Image EilatFringingReef.jpg thumb right 380px Fringing reef off the coast of Eilat, Israel. A Fringing reef is one of the three main types of coral reef s recognized by most coral reef scientists. It is distinguished from the other two main types barrier reef s and atoll s in that has either an entirely shallow backreef zone lagoon or none at all. If a fringing reef grows directly from the shoreline see photo, right the reef flat extends right to the beach and there is no backreef. In other cases ... backreef areas with numerous seagrass meadows and patch reefs. This type of coral reef is the most common type of reef found in the Caribbean sea Caribbean and Red Sea . It is Charles Darwin Darwin ... reef growth process. ref name growth and morphology Kennedy, D.M. and Woodroffe, C.D. 2002.Fringing reef growth and morphology a review. Earth Science Reviews . 57 255 277. ref Barrier reef Note Barrier reef links here Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference between fringing reefs and another type of reef called a barrier reef . One of the ways that these two types of reefs are separated is based on the depth of the lagoon in the back reef which is the area near to shore. Barrier reefs have ... Image Coral reef diagram.jpg thumb right 380px Diagram of a fringing coral reef. There are two main components that make up a fringing reef, the reef flat and the reef slope. Reef flat The reef flat is the shoreward, flat, broadest area of the reef. The reef flat is found in fairly shallow water, and can be uncovered during low tide. This area of the reef is only slightly sloped towards the open ocean ... Hill, New York ref Since the reef flat is adjacent or nearly adjacent to land, it sustains the most ..., and soft corals are often found there. ref name Castro and Huber Reef slope Fore reef The reef slope is found at the outer edge of the fringing reef, closest to the open ocean. This area of the reef ... Castro and Huber The upper portion of this slope is called the reef crest. The crest has the best balance ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Reef Live Type video Artist Reef band Reef Cover Cover size Released August 18 , 2003 Recorded March 19, 2003, Carling Academy , Bristol , England Genre Rock music Rock Length 135 mins Label Snapper Music Director Producer Reviews Chronology Last album This album Reef Live br 2003 Next album Misc Reef Live is a concert video release by rock band Reef band Reef from the 2003 Together Tour . Recorded on Saturday, March 19, 2003 at the Carling Academy , it was released in 2003 on DVD. Track listing Good Feeling I Would Have Left You Come Back Brighter Lucky Number Place Your Hands Set the Record Straight Talk to Me Saturday Stone for Your Love Don t You Like It? Summer s In Bloom Who You Are titled as Who Are You? Lately Stomping Yer Old End Give Me Your Love Waster Naked Extra features Behind the Scenes documentary Photo gallery 10 Bonus Video Clips Waster Good Feeling Consideration Give Me Your Love Weird Yer Old Place Your Hands Naked Come Back Brighter New Bird Category Reef video albums ... more details
coord 11 05 S 165 38 W type isle region CK PUK display title Tema Reef , also called Tima Reef , is a submerged coral reef in the northern Cook Islands , 23 km southeast of Pukapuka . No coral or rock shows above water, but the sea breaks heavily over the reef. ref http permanent.access.gpo.gov websites pollux pollux.nss.nima.mil NAV PUBS SD pub126 126sec02.pdf ref The reef measures about 550 by 360 meters, covering a shallow but submerged area of 0.16 km . ref http www.janeresture.com pukapuka index.htm ref original measurements in yards 600 by 400 History Legend has it that Tima, an Aitutakian warrior sailed to Nassau Cook Islands Nassau , but was chased away by Ngalewu, a chief from Pukapuka. On his return to Aitutaki he passed the reef nearby and named it Te Toka O Tima , the Stone of Tima The reef was sighted by Commodore John Byron on June 21, 1765. Captain William Williams of the missionary ship John Williams sighted the reef on May 15, 1864. It was again examined by H.M.S. Alert in 1880. ref http www.nzetc.org tm scholarly tei KloDisc t1 body d16.html ref ref http www.janeresture.com pukapuka index.htm ref References Reflist Cook Islands Category Landforms of the Cook Islands Category Reefs of the Pacific Ocean Category Pukapuka CookIslands geo stub ... more details
Carysfort is a coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary . It lies to the east of Key Largo , within the Key Largo Existing Management Area, which is immediately to the east of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park . This reef is within a Sanctuary Preservation Area SPA . The reef is northeast of The Elbow reef The Elbow . The reef is named after the HMS Carysfort 1766 HMS Carysfort , which ran aground there but did not sink in 1770. The Carysfort Reef Light is near the center of the SPA. Approximate coordinates Coord 25 13 03 N 80 12 53 W source NOAA region US FL display inline,title External Links http flkeysbenthicmaps.noaa.gov data pro areas htmls craysfort.html Benthic Habitat Map References http sanctuaries.noaa.gov pgallery atlasmaps images fkeast 2000.jpg NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Maps, Florida Keys East http floridakeys.noaa.gov research monitoring carysfort s.html NOAA website on Carysfort Reef http www.charts.noaa.gov OnLineViewer 11463.shtml NOAA Navigational Chart 11463 corals Category Marine biology Category Florida Keys Category Coral reefs of Florida ... more details
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