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Coral Forest Teacher’s G u i d e                             What and Where are the Coral Reefs?



























                       (a) Fringing reef

























                       (b) Barrier reef
























                       (c) Atoll

                       Figure 1-9. Types of coral reefs: (a) fringing reef, (b) barrier reef, and (c) atoll. The dotted areas
                       represent coral. (Illustrations: George Mauro)


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