Sentences with phrase «dead coral skeletons»

To measure bioerosion, researchers deployed small blocks of calcium carbonate (dead coral skeleton) onto the reef for one year.

Only the dead coral skeleton that forms the base of the reef starts dissolving at certain carbon dioxide concentrations.

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The skeletons of the dead corals, the living corals, the shells of other organisms, and the lime secreted by certain encrusting and creeping algae accumulate and form the physical structure of the reef.