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Coral Reef Habitat. Reef Zones of the Coral Reef Habitat Reef Lagoon Beach Beaches are found along the shores of all Hawaiian islands. Most of Hawaii’s.

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1 Coral Reef Habitat

2 Reef Zones of the Coral Reef Habitat Reef Lagoon Beach Beaches are found along the shores of all Hawaiian islands. Most of Hawaii’s lagoons are located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. This is a picture of Midway Atoll. LAGOON BEACH (Hanauma Bay, Oahu)

3 REEF CREST

4 FORE REEF

5 Back Reef Zone Area between the seaward edge of a lagoon floor and the landward edge of a reef crest. Typical Habitats: sand seagrass algae reef rubble patch reef

6 LOBE CORAL

7 CAULIFLOWER CORAL

8 FINGER CORAL

9 RICE CORAL BLUE RICE CORAL

10 The End

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