| 11. | Reef flats or uplifted coral reefs are another kind of marine terrace found in intertropical regions.
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| 12. | They are often found on reef flats exposed to high light intensity and intermittently strong currents.
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| 13. | The total area of the atoll, including lagoon and reef flat amounts to 5 km 2.
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| 14. | In addition there are three much smaller islets, Te Afua-a-Taepoa spread around the encircling reef flat.
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| 15. | Over recent years the dominant species in the reef flat have been affected by environmental changes.
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| 16. | It is found on reef flats and in lagoons in very shallow water in the western Indo-Pacific Ocean.
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| 17. | The total area of the atoll, with length of and width of, is, including reef flat and lagoon.
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| 18. | "' The reef flat "'is the sandy-bottomed flat, which can be behind the main reef, containing chunks of coral.
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| 19. | Since the reef flat is adjacent or nearly adjacent to land, it sustains the most damage from runoff and sediments.
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| 20. | He reclaimed wide areas of the adjacent reef flats, and built stone canoe-docks and sea-walls as a protection against erosion.
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