Reef builder

(Zool.)

any stony coral which contributes material to the formation of coral reefs.

See also: Reef

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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The artist duo behind this project, Sierra Rasberry and Ernest Vasquez have partnered with veteran reef builder Chris O'Hare to create this monumental public Eco-Art project in the form of an artificial reef installation that will also serve as an underwater eco-friendly destination for tourism & research.

Lilly Pulitzer (Las Olas) Invites Fans of the Iconic Resort Wear Line and the Oceans to Shop For A Cause in Support of the 1000 Mermaids Artificial Reef Project

onkodes is abundant and a significantly important reef builder in the tropical Pacific and Great Barrier Reef (Littler and Doty, 1973).

Effects of ocean acidification on population dynamics and community structure of crustose coralline algae

We're an important reef builder in tropical oceans.

ROM's millionth visitor

One widespread temperate reef builder, the American oyster (Crassostrea virginica, also known as the "eastern oyster," Am.

Conserving oyster reef habitat by switching from dredging and tonging to diver-harvesting

The 1000 Mermaids reef project is a giant step in that direction," says Chris O'Hare, Reef Builder, Pineapple Grove Design.

1000 Mermaids Artificial Reef Project Features a Display of Modules and 3D Virtual Tour at Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS)

This study characterized the reproductive biology of an important reef builder in the central Pacific and explored how spatial and temporal variability in the environment can affect the onset of gametogenesis and gamete maturation.

Sedimentation and the reproductive biology of the Hawaiian reef-building coral Montipora capitata

Nutrient pollution reduced calcification rates a measure of how quickly reef builders are creating the skeletal framework, nearly tenfold in waters that would otherwise promote reef growth, and enhanced both skeletal dissolution and the growth of seaweed competitors," said the lead author of the study, Nyssa Silbiger.

Nutrient pollution may accelerate ocean acidification

Overexploited reefs in the Caribbean showed the growth of sponges (i.e., boring sponges) on reef builders to be three times greater than in locations where there is less fishing (Loh et al., 2015).

Conservation of Brazilian coral reefs in the southwest Atlantic ocean: a change of approach

The Martin County Artificial Reef Fund, responsible for the creation of numerous local artificial reefs for anglers and divers, holds its annual Reef Builders Fishing Tournament on Saturday, July 11.

Open waters

The goal of this study is, through ultrastructural analysis, to identify the primary CaC[O.sub.3] mineralogy and crystal habit of some of problematic reef builders proliferating around the Mulde Event in Baltica, and thus gain an insight into whether their calcareous walls were formed through biologically controlled precipitation or by microbial mediation.

Ultrastructures of porostromate microproblematica from a Mulde Event (Homerian, Silurian) bioherm in Podolia, Western Ukraine

A study conducted at Montgomery Reef in the Kimberley describes rhodoliths as being important contemporary reef builders [15].