… , on the reef flats and the upper forereef zones of nine localities. A wider and higher
range of living coverage values of stony corals were recorded at the upper fore-reef zones (18.30-…

… However, the ecological role of the reef flat in modern coral reef trophodynamics is poorly …
this wave-swept coral reef zone is of limited ecological value. A coral reef flat may be defined …

… coral reefs. However, the difference between MHWs and MCSs in the mean and trend across
global coral reef zones … in global coral reef zones under the strengthening global warming. …

… of distribution within these zones at extremely fine … the reef crest where the most distributional
overlap occurred. This study revealed a fine level of spatial partitioning among reef zones …

… The reef flat zone, between the Acropora palmata zone and the rear … of the corals are
exaggerated in size. The Acropora palmata zone between the reef flat and the barren zone is not …

… Information System (GIS) mapping, we have documented coral reef communities and related
substrates in some of the sanctuary zones and their extensions in the marine park at a level …

… in the Caribbean region tend to exhibit species rich assemblages along the reef profile,
except in reef zones having severe environmental conditions. Within agiven reef zone, variability …

… The sign and magnitude of the value we obtain for E suggest that coral reefs are about as
autotrophic as the photic zone of the surrounding ocean: they accumulate or export small …

… The backreef zone is typified by a mixed terrigenous-coral, finesand facies and, on the
basis of foraminiferal composition, a miliolid-peneroplid subfacies. The reef-flat zone exhibits a …

… coral reef zones can be distinguished below the reef crest (Table 1). The community zonation
of the reef … The Acropora palmata Zone is restricted to relatively clear waters with moderate …