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The stony reef-building corals provide shelter and substratum for a wide variety of organisms, and with their calcium carbonate skeletons help form the physical basis of the reef.Los corales pétreos constructores de arrecife proporcionan cobijo y sustrato a una gran variedad de organismos, y con sus esqueletos de carbonato de calcio ayudan a formar la base física del arrecife.© Copyright IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 2/24/2012© Copyright IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 2/24/2012
Three types of coral reefTres tipos de arrecife de coral© Copyright IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 2/24/2012© Copyright IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 2/24/2012
However, some reef areas are exposed to the air during low tides as well as during exceptionally low tides due to lunar cycles.Sin embargo, algunas áreas de arrecife están expuestas al aire durante las mareas bajas, así como durante mareas excepcionalmente bajas debido a los ciclos lunares.© Copyright IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 2/24/2012© Copyright IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 2/24/2012
Above: A shallow reef community following dispersed oil treatment.Arriba: Una comunidad de arrecife superficial después de un tratamiento con hidrocarburos dispersados.© Copyright IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 2/24/2012© Copyright IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 2/24/2012
This was the first major oil spill in a coral reef area where considerable baseline information was present prior to the spill.Este fue el primer derrame grave de hidrocarburos ocurrido en un área de arrecifes de coral en el que se disponía de una cantidad considerable de información de línea base existente antes del evento.© Copyright IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 2/24/2012© Copyright IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 2/24/2012
Since Statoil found the first coral reef at 70°N in 1982, cooperation with the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR) has identified a number of coral reefs off the Norwegian coast.Desde que Statoil fundó el primer arrecife de corales a 70°N en 1982, la cooperación con el Instituto Noruego de Investigación Marina (IMR) ha identificado una serie de arrecifes de coral fuera de la costa noruega.© Copyright 2012 IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 1/5/2012© Copyright 2012 IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 1/5/2012
THE CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMEL ARRECIFE DE CORAL COMO ECOSISTEMA© Copyright IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 2/24/2012© Copyright IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 2/24/2012
These range from deserts, mangroves, wetlands, coral reefs, tropical rainforests to frozen tundra, and from rural areas inhabited by indigenous communities to heavily populated urban environments.Estos van desde desiertos, manglares, pantanos, arrecifes de coral, bosques lluviosos tropicales a tundras heladas, y desde áreas rurales habitadas por comunidades indígenas a entornos urbanos muy poblados.© Copyright 2012 IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 1/5/2012© Copyright 2012 IPIECAhttp://www.ipieca.org/library/ 1/5/2012
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coral reef
arrecife de coral
coral reef
arrecife coralino
barrier reef
arrecife
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reef
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | reef | reefs |
Possessive case | reef's | reefs' |
reef
verb
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Past | reefed |
Imperative | reef |
Present Participle (Participle I) | reefing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | reefed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I reef | we reef |
you reef | you reef |
he/she/it reefs | they reef |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am reefing | we are reefing |
you are reefing | you are reefing |
he/she/it is reefing | they are reefing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have reefed | we have reefed |
you have reefed | you have reefed |
he/she/it has reefed | they have reefed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been reefing | we have been reefing |
you have been reefing | you have been reefing |
he/she/it has been reefing | they have been reefing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I reefed | we reefed |
you reefed | you reefed |
he/she/it reefed | they reefed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was reefing | we were reefing |
you were reefing | you were reefing |
he/she/it was reefing | they were reefing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had reefed | we had reefed |
you had reefed | you had reefed |
he/she/it had reefed | they had reefed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been reefing | we had been reefing |
you had been reefing | you had been reefing |
he/she/it had been reefing | they had been reefing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will reef | we shall/will reef |
you will reef | you will reef |
he/she/it will reef | they will reef |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be reefing | we shall/will be reefing |
you will be reefing | you will be reefing |
he/she/it will be reefing | they will be reefing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have reefed | we shall/will have reefed |
you will have reefed | you will have reefed |
he/she/it will have reefed | they will have reefed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been reefing | we shall/will have been reefing |
you will have been reefing | you will have been reefing |
he/she/it will have been reefing | they will have been reefing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would reef | we should/would reef |
you would reef | you would reef |
he/she/it would reef | they would reef |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be reefing | we should/would be reefing |
you would be reefing | you would be reefing |
he/she/it would be reefing | they would be reefing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have reefed | we should/would have reefed |
you would have reefed | you would have reefed |
he/she/it would have reefed | they would have reefed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been reefing | we should/would have been reefing |
you would have been reefing | you would have been reefing |
he/she/it would have been reefing | they would have been reefing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am reefed | we are reefed |
you are reefed | you are reefed |
he/she/it is reefed | they are reefed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being reefed | we are being reefed |
you are being reefed | you are being reefed |
he/she/it is being reefed | they are being reefed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been reefed | we have been reefed |
you have been reefed | you have been reefed |
he/she/it has been reefed | they have been reefed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was reefed | we were reefed |
you were reefed | you were reefed |
he/she/it was reefed | they were reefed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being reefed | we were being reefed |
you were being reefed | you were being reefed |
he/she/it was being reefed | they were being reefed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been reefed | we had been reefed |
you had been reefed | you had been reefed |
he/she/it had been reefed | they had been reefed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be reefed | we shall/will be reefed |
you will be reefed | you will be reefed |
he/she/it will be reefed | they will be reefed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been reefed | we shall/will have been reefed |
you will have been reefed | you will have been reefed |
he/she/it will have been reefed | they will have been reefed |