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Back Reef Zonation

Back Reef Zonation is a geomorphological and ecological zonation pattern constituting the shallow, inshore region of a coral reef system, distinguished by its position landward of the reef crest and characterized by variable substrates, lower wave energy, and distinct biological communities adapted to fluctuating environmental conditions.

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2017–2026

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Variants

Back-reef Zonation

Parents

Publications

8

Distribution and abundance of herbivorous grazing fishes in the central Great Barrier Reef. II. Patterns of zonation of mid-shelf and outhershelf reefs

Garry R. Russ · Marine Ecology Progress Series · 1984 · 166 citations · Full text

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21-year Changes of Backreef Coral Distribution: Causes and Significance

Hiroya Yamano, Hajime Kayanne, Nobuyuki Yonekura et al. · Journal of Coastal Research · 2000 · 29 citations

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The coral fauna of Vitigliano: qualitative and quantitative analysis in a back reef environment (Castro Limestone, Late Oligocene, Salento Peninsula, Southern Italy)

Francesca Bosellini, C. Perrin · Iris Unimore (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) · 1994 · 22 citations · Full text

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Distributions of coral reef macroalgae in a back reef habitat in Moorea, French Polynesia

Abigail K. Poray, R. C. Carpenter · Coral Reefs · 2013 · 21 citations

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Mississippian reef development in the Cracoe Limestone Formation of the southern Askrigg Block, North Yorkshire, UK

Colin N. Waters, Richard Haslam, Pedro Cózar et al. · Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society · 2017 · 19 citations

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Authors

22

  1. GR
    Garry R. Russ

    James Cook University, Australia

    1 publications · 166 citations

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  2. NY
    Nobuyuki Yonekura

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    1 publications · 29 citations

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  3. DM
    D. Millward

    British Geological Survey, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  4. JB
    Jack Butler

    Old Dominion University, United States

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  5. CN
    Colin N. Waters

    University of Leicester, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 19 citations

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Institutions

9

  1. Australian Institute of Marine Science

    Townsville, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    166 citations

  2. Linfield College

    McMinnville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  3. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  4. Old Dominion University

    Norfolk, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    24 citations

  5. University College Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  6. British Geological Survey

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    76 citations

  7. Instituto de Geociencias

    Madrid, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  8. California State University, Northridge

    Northridge, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

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  2. Geologija

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  3. Coral Reefs

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  4. Iris Unimore (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)

    Repository · 1 publications · 22 citations

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  5. Journal of Coastal Research

    JCR · 1 publications · 29 citations

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