Image:Coral-reef-bioerosion.jpg

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Description

A coral rock that has undergone bioerosion. From NOAA

My impression is that this photo could be showing chemical (or biological?) dissolution of the limestone pedicle or rock that occurred when a thicker layer of sediment was present here. - Marshman 00:36, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Source

Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is/was here.

Date

2004-04-29 (original upload date)

Author

Original uploader was Aarchiba at en.wikipedia

Permission
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PD-USGOV-DOC-NOAA; PD-USGOV-NOAA.


License information

Public domain This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties.


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  • 2004-04-29 01:41 Aarchiba 700×459×8 (82590 bytes) A coral reef tha has undergone bioerosion. From the NOAAhttp://www.photolib.noaa.gov/nurp/nur03009.htm {{msg:PD}}

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