Reefs are an extraordinary natural phenomenon. Visible from outer space, coral reefs are
the largest biologically constructed features known; in close proximity their spectacular …

Modern reefs are constructed largely by scleractinian corals and coralline red algae.
However, through geological time, reef-building communities have varied in terms of biotic …

An extensive late Aeronian patch reef swarm outcrops for 60–70 km on Anticosti Island,
eastern Canada, located in the inner to mid-shelf area of a prominent tropical carbonate …

Living reefs are geologically and biologically a conspicuous ecosystem and one undeniably
important both quantitatively and qualitatively. Reefs are restricted to tropical and subtropical …

Early Silurian reef reconstruction on the Yangtze Platform, in the northern part of the South
China Block, is preceded by a combination of regional and global processes. During most of …

Abstract The Paleozoic Era was an interval of profound changes in metazoan reef
ecosystems, which became magnificent in scale and diversity, owing to the evolution of …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 OCEANOGRAPHY Copyrighted Material Page 3 Upper photograph: A
cliff face on the northwest coast of the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, showing a fossil reef …

The framebuilding fauna of an Early Silurian (Aeronian, Llandoverian), Brassfield Formation
reef from west-central Ohio is examined in detail. Brassfield reefs are among the very few …

Recommended reference to this publication: Kershaw, S., Da Silva, A.-C. & Sendino, C.
2021. British Silurian stromatoporoids. Fauna, palaeobiology, and palaeogeographical …

Brachiopods were one of the most diverse groups of reef-dwellers during the Paleozoic, and
their degree of specialization for reef habitats provides an important way of assessing the …