Assertion: fringing reef | /r/HasAspect | beneficial relationship
Facets:
value: in between
type: LOCATION
value: mutually
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Fringing reefs just below low tide level have a mutually beneficial relationship with mangrove forests at high tide level and sea grass meadows in between: the reefs protect the mangroves and seagrass from strong currents and waves that would damage them or erode the sediments in which they are rooted, while the mangroves and sea grass protect the coral from large influxes of silt, fresh water and pollutants.