Collocations withreef

These are words often used in combination withreef.

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artificial reef
It has been pointed out that the remains of a platform can form an artificial reef which can encourage the multiplication of fish.
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grey reef
Grey reef sharks are fast-swimming, agile predators that feed primarily on free-swimming bony fishes and cephalopods.
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offshore reef
Efforts to protect them have included the conservation and protection of benthic estuarine habitats, as well as rocky offshore reef areas where they breed.
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outer reef
A stage was erected on the outer reef using trestles of hardwood, with a moving platform.
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reef aquarium
The duncan coral generally prefers to inhabit an established reef aquarium if brought into captivity.
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reef fish
Ocular media transmission of coral reef fish- can coral reef fish see ultraviolet light?
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reef habitat
The total destruction from the grounding included 5,805 square meters of living corals and injury to 75,000 square meters of reef habitat.
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reef shark
Like the whitetip reef shark, they have been documented resting motionless on the sea bottom or inside caves, unusual behaviour for requiem sharks.
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reef tank
To transition a molly to saltwater, adjustment time is needed; increase the salt content to match the reef tank over a period of three hours.
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rocky reef
A rocky reef, parts of which break the surface at low tide, extends for 100 m from the western end of the island.
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shallow reef
Much of the foreshore along the coast comprises a shallow reef platform which is exposed at low tide and limits maritime access to the coast.
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