Assertion: reef | /r/CapableOf | protect mangrove
Facets:
value: from waves
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from strong currents
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in turn
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Reefs, in turn, protect mangroves and seagrass from waves and produce sediment in which the mangroves and seagrass can root.
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.