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Waves driving sediment into channel like grooves on a red algae-covered reef.

Waves driving sediment into channel like grooves on a red algae-covered reef.
Waves driving sediment into channel like grooves on a red algae-covered reef.
Waves driving sediment into channel like grooves on a red algae-covered reef.
Waves driving sediment into channel like grooves on a red algae-covered reef.
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Sullivan, Richard
Waves driving sediment into channel like grooves on a red algae-covered reef.
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01/01/2022
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 57, No. 1, Pg. 24:
As waves drive sediment into coral reefs, channel like grooves, which appear as black and cyan cracks in the red algae-covered reef shown here, can form in reef surfaces and help keep abrasive sediment away from damaging actively growing coral.
Photo by Richard Sullivan
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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