ScottReef 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
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 ... a diverse assemblage of organisms, especially fish . Biotic reef Image Boa viagem.jpg thumb Coral Reefs in a beach in the city of Recife reef , Brazil. See also Formation of coral reefs Reef habitat zones There are a variety 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 ... 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 ... other groups , and became increasingly important reef builders throughout the Mesozoic Era. They may ... . See also Benjamin Kahn Reef Hobbyist Magazine References Refimprove date July 2010 Reflist Shears ... more details
wiktionary barrier reef Barrier reef may refer to a kind of 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 disambiguation ... 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
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
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
Several species of reef associated sharks are known as reef sharks Blacktip reef shark , Carcharhinus melanopterus Caribbean reef shark , Carcharhinus perezii 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
Refimprove date March 2011 Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Reef image Reef band.jpg caption Reef playing at Glastonbury 2010. image size 200px background group or band alias ... br Kenwyn House br Jack Bessant br Dominic Greensmith past members notable instruments Reef are an England ... drums . Career Early days Although most members of Reef have West Country connections, it was not until ... renamed themselves to Reef as other bands had the same name. After sound recording and reproduction .... Commercial success During their touring in 94 and 95 Reef supported Paul Weller singer Paul ... came from Reef s 1995 release, their now music recording sales certification gold debut album Replenish ... and Reef had said the release was aimed at the fans. Sunrise Shakers, one of the B sides to Weird ... video for Reef, for their Sweety single in 1999. The follow up to Replenish was 1997 s Glow , which ... Drakoulious and engineered by Jim Scott, in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles . It spawned the chart ... Reef s profile in the United Kingdom UK and abroad. On the week of its release, Glow went straight to number 1 in the UK Albums Chart . Place Your Hands , released on 21 October 1996, was Reef s most ... an energetic aerial display. During their touring in late 1996, Reef were supported by Feeder , who were at the time laying the foundations for their own career. In early 1999 Reef released their third ... to Reef but they were still having fun, using slide guitars, and trying to achieve a filmic feel to some tracks. ref cite web url http www.nme.com news the rakes 905 title Up On The Reef & 124 News ... Reef facing legal action from the United States U.S. company South Cone Inc. for infringement of their trademark, Reef Brazil as found on sandals and footwear , on the basis that t shirts, and other ... Cone action failed on account of their mark actually being REEF BRAZIL rather than REEF, and because ... was the fact that Reef the band were using the t shirts and other items as marketing for the band ... 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
Italic title The Reef is a 1912 novel by 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 Edith Wharton fiction DEFAULTSORT Reef, The Category 1912 novels Category 20th century American novels Category Novels by Edith Wharton Novel stub ... more details
Orphan date April 2011 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 Category Reefs of Antarctica Category South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands SouthGeorgia geo stub ... 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 Coral reefs of Florida ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Roncador Reef is a reef in the Solomon Islands , south of Ontong Java Atoll and north of Santa Isabel Island . Its coordinates are Coord 6 13 S 159 22 E . Islands of the Solomon Islands Category Islands of the Solomon Islands Solomons geo stub de Roncador Reef ru ... 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 ... and Atmospheric Administration NOAA coordinated an effort to restore damage to the reef, by placing reef modules in the injured areas to provide a substrate for new coral colonization. Biological restoration took place using transplants from Pickles Reef and the facilitation of coral larval settlement ... Wellwood Coral Reef Restoration Project , accessed 12 January 2011 ref Approximate coordinates ... Pennekamp Fish 1.jpg A Midnight Parrotfish and a yellowtail 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 2008 Image Molasses14.jpg Various fish species ... 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 ... Reef http www.charts.noaa.gov OnLineViewer 11464.shtml NOAA Navigational Chart 11464 Corals Category ... 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 Antarctica 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 Reefs of Graham Land Category Falli res Coast Falli resCoast geo stub ... more details
Image Cakaulevu Reef, Fiji.jpg thumb Image showing Fiji s second largest island, Vanua Levu , and the Cakaulevu Reef that shelters the island s northern shore. Cakaulevu Reef also called the Great Sea Reef is a coral reef located off the Fijian island of Vanua Levu Vanua Levu s northern shore. ref name Earth Observatory cite web title Cakaulevu Reef, Fiji publisher NASA url http earthobservatory.nasa.gov IOTD view.php?id 51731 ref It is the third longest continuous barrier reef in the world, behind the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Mesoamerica Reef off Central America . ref name Earth Observatory When combined with the nearby Pascoe Reef, Cakaulevu Reef is about 200 kilometres long. On its own, the Cakaulevu Reef covers 202,700 square kilometres. ref name Earth Observatory Marine Life The first systematic survey of the reef in 2004 revealed a diverse marine population, including unique mangrove ecosystems and endemic fish . ref name Earth Observatory Twelve threatened species live within the reef 10 fish species, the Green sea turtle green turtle , and the spinner dolphin . ref name Earth Observatory All of this marine life has traditionally supported the native population , and currently some 70,000 people depend on the reef. ref name Earth Observatory After seeing fish populations decline in recent decades, local leaders created a series of Marine protected area marine protected areas in 2005 where fishing is prohibited. ref name Earth Observatory Traditional customs used to manage the reef for hundreds of years permit leaders to set aside portions of the Qoliqoli Bill qoliqoli , or traditional fishing ground. Where the ban has been enforced, fish populations are rebounding and spilling over into areas where fishing is permitted. References Reflist Fiji geo stub coord missing Category Reefs of the Pacific Ocean ... 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
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Reef Check Foundation Non profit logo File Reefchecklogo.png 150px ... orgs reefcheck default.asp title International Year of the Reef 2008 publisher Iyor.org date 2007 ... Global focus Coral reef s method Scientific research revenue Grants and donations endowment num ... 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 ... Germany . 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 ... Coral 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 ... year 1999 url http reefcheck.org about RC Reef publications mpb.pdf accessdate 2008 06 17 doi 10.1016 ..., as the extent of impacts were not realized. The Global Coral Reef Crisis Trends and Solutions 1997 ... Coral 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 ..., and was the first 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 ... made at the International Coral Reef Symposium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Reef Check Executive ... impacts. 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 ... 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
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
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 Coral reefs of Florida ... 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 mk ... more details
Infobox World Heritage Site WHS Apo Reef Image File Apo reef.jpg 280px Apo Reef State Party Philippines ... Apo Reef is a series of coral reef s encompassing 34 square kilometers within the waters of Occidental Mindoro in the Philippines . It is the world s second largest contiguous coral reef system and the largest in the country. ref name UNESCOWHSubmission The reef and its surrounding waters are administered as a National Park as part of the Apo Reef Natural Park project the Apo Reef is within the Sulu ... of Earth. Eds. P.Saundry & C.J.Cleveland. Washington DC ref Geology Apo Reef can be found ... separate coral reefs make up the atoll reef system. The two reefs are separated by a 30 meter deep channel between them. ref name UNESCOWHSubmission Several environments can be found within the reef s boundaries. Aside from coral reef s, seagrass seagrass meadows , beds of macroalgae and mangrove mangrove stands are present on and around the reef proper. ref name CoastPH cite web title Apo Reef Marine Reserve work Local government declared MPAs publisher Marine Protected Coast, Reef & Management ... The waters of Apo Reef are protected within a National Park encompassing 274.69 km sup 2 sup of the reef and its surrounding area. ref name PP868 Of the total area, 157.92 km sup 2 sup comprises the Apo Reef Natural Park while the remaining 116.77 km sup 2 sup constitute a buffer zone surrounding the national park. ref name UNESCOWHSubmission Politically, the reef lies in waters ... CoastPH Originally, Apo Reef was first officially declared a Marine Park by then Philippine president ... This was followed up with the local government of Sablayan declaring the reef a special Tourism Zone ... reef was declared a protected natural park by then president Fidel Ramos . ref name PP868 ... and Natural Resources submitted the reef to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre for consideration as a World Heritage Site . ref name UNESCOWHSubmission cite web title Apo Reef Natural Park work ... more details
Flinders Reef is a small isolated reef near Moreton Island , 5 km north west of Cape Moreton in South East Queensland . It has the highest number of coral species of any sub tropical reef system along Australia s east coast and is the nearest true coral reef to Brisbane . Flinders Reef is one of Queensland s most popular dive site s. ref name fre cite web url http www.goldcoast.com.au article 2009 03 17 60191 gold coast news.html title Flinders Reef escapes oil slick author Seanna Cronin accessdate 2008 03 26 date 2009 03 17 work goldcoast.com.au publisher Gold Coast Publications ref The reef is protected within the Moreton Bay Marine Park and is monitored by the Reef Check Conservation movement conservation program. There is a second Flinders Reef in the Coral Sea located at 120 nautical miles north east of Townsville, Queensland Townsville . There is a weather station located there that is monitored by the Australian Government . ref http www.bom.gov.au products IDQ60701 IDQ60701.94290.shtml Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Flinders Reef ref A third Flinders Reef exists offshore from the town of 1770, Queensland 1770 . Fauna The reef has more than 175 fish species. citation needed date March 2009 There are more species and varieties of corals in this one area than any other single reef on the Great Barrier Reef . The diverse amount of marine life include schools of Wrasse, Sweetlip, Trevally, Parrot, Bat, Surgeon, turtles and tropical fish. Manta Rays, Wobbegongs and Leopard Sharks are among the larger creatures that reside here. Sightings of Whaler sharks ... AV2767 was sunk near the reef and has become a popular dive wreck. The reef was zoned as a marine park in 1998. The reef was not affected by the 2009 southeast Queensland oil spill . ref name fre The reef is often the location for small fishing boat wrecks and diving incidents including the death ... ref It was the site of a helicopter rescue after a dive ship ran aground on the reef in December ... more details
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