Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Constructing or building up a coral reef, as a reef-builder.
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Examples
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One third of reef-building corals face extinction, study shows
In pictures: The world’s most important corals in need of conservation 2011
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Mr. Cameron says he's not in the reef-building business, but his tax hik es and his proposals for the political allocation of capital show that he's building a greater barrier to durable economic growth.
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One third of reef-building corals face extinction, study shows
Conservationists unveil plans to save coral from extinction 2011
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Invertebrates face similar trends, with 33% of reef-building corals, 32% of freshwater crayfish and 13% of dragonflies threatened, the report says.
A War Against Extinction Gautam Naik 2010
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Acidity slows reef-building, which could lower the resiliency of corals and lead to their erosion and eventual extinction.
Wendy Gordon: Below the Radar: Rising Oceanic CO2 Levels Threaten Sea Life 2010
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Four commonly found sunscreen ingredients can awaken dormant viruses in the symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae that live inside reef-building coral species.
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Four commonly found sunscreen ingredients can awaken dormant viruses in the symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae that live inside reef-building coral species.
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Short term viability of soft tissue detached from the skeleton of reef-building corals [An article from: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology] by I. Domart-Coulon
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Boasting more than 500 species of reef-building coral -- 75% of all those known and almost seven times the number found in the entire Caribbean -- it represents one of the richest coral-reef systems in the world.
Dive Time 2009
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Research on the current and future impacts of human-induced climate change on reef-building corals is causing scientists and managers to become increasingly concerned about the future of coral reefs.
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