BiorockŪ/ Mineral
Accretion Coral Growth
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Ihuru Barnacle, Maldives. April 7 1999. Inside view of the top of the
structure. The purple growth on the mineral accretion is an encrusting sponge.
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Ihuru Barnacle, Maldives. April 8 1999. View from inside the
structure looking down
and out.
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Ihuru Necklace, Maldives. April 2 1999. Side view of large breakwater
showing corals grown into the structure.
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Ihuru Necklace, Maldives. April 3 1999. Interior view of large mineral
accretion breakwater showing
some of the variety of reef fish inhabiting it.
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Ihuru Necklace, Maldives. April 4 1999. Side view of large breakwater
structure.
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Ihuru Necklace, Maldives. April 5 1999. Side view of large breakwater
structure showing rapidly growing white mineral accretion and variety of reef fish.
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Ihuru Necklace, Maldives. April 6 1999. Top of large breakwater, showing
corals completely embedded in mineral accretion.
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Ihuru Necklace, Maldives. April 7 1999. Interior view of large breakwater
with massive coral at left.
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Ihuru Necklace, Maldives. April 8 1999. Very rapidly growing branching
coral growing fastest along the surface of mineral accretion.
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Ihuru Necklace, Maldives. April 9 1999. Top view of large mineral accretion
breakwater with massive corals and fish.
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