claim: However, there is a process of accretion, where coral broken up by the waves washes up on these low-lying islands as sand, counteracting the reduction in land mass.
evidences.evidence_id: Barrier island:85
evidences.article: Barrier island
evidences.evidence: If sea level changes are too drastic, time will be insufficient for wave action to accumulate sand into a dune, which will eventually become a barrier island through aggradation.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Barrier island:88
evidences.article: Barrier island
evidences.evidence: He believed that waves moving into shallow water churned up sand, which was deposited in the form of a submarine bar when the waves broke and lost much of their energy.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Coral reef:112
evidences.article: Coral reef
evidences.evidence: Habili – reef specific to the Red Sea; does not reach near enough to the surface to cause visible surf; may be a hazard to ships (from the Arabic for "unborn") Microatoll – community of species of corals; vertical growth limited by average tidal height; growth morphologies offer a low-resolution record of patterns of sea level change; fossilized remains can be dated using radioactive carbon dating and have been used to reconstruct Holocene sea levels Cays – small, low-elevation, sandy islands formed on the surface of coral reefs from eroded material that piles up, forming an area above sea level; can be stabilized by plants to become habitable; occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans (including the Caribbean and on the Great Barrier Reef and Belize Barrier Reef), where they provide habitable and agricultural land Seamount or guyot – formed when a coral reef on a volcanic island subsides; tops of seamounts are rounded and guyots are flat; flat tops of guyots, or tablemounts, are due to erosion by waves, winds, and atmospheric processes Coral reef ecosystems contain distinct zones that host different kinds of habitats.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Coral reef:195
evidences.article: Coral reef
evidences.evidence: Waves, grazing fish (such as parrotfish), sea urchins, sponges and other forces and organisms act as bioeroders, breaking down coral skeletons into fragments that settle into spaces in the reef structure or form sandy bottoms in associated reef lagoons.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Coral:121
evidences.article: Coral
evidences.evidence: Over time, corals fragment and die, sand and rubble accumulates between the corals, and the shells of clams and other molluscs decay to form a gradually evolving calcium carbonate structure.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO