 Lebu is another example of this fact, and many more might be cited. In such cases, however, there is evidence that the shores upon 'which the corals grew were bare rocks, instead of moving beach-sands. From these descriptions it appears that the main...  Corals and Coral Islands - Page 147by James Dwight Dana - 1890 - 440 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Dwight Dana - Coral reefs and islands - 1853 - 152 pages
...Feejee village, and a mile or two back stands a high bluff. On an island off this part of Vanua Lebu is another example of this fact, and many more might...the former case, the less frequent accumulations of debris on their upper surface, and the more varied features and slopes of the margin. ^Moreover, the... | |
 | Biology - 1918 - 572 pages
...silt-loving forms. The generalization is quite accurate for the Kaneohe and Pearl Harbor inner reefs that The main distinction between the inner and outer...consists in the less fragmentary character of the rocks in the former case, the less frequent accumulations of debris on their upper surface, and the... | |
 | James D. Dana - 1899 - 474 pages
...would give origin to this compact limestone. The formation of the inner reefs goes on at a less rapid rate than that of the outer, because the process depends...the former case, the less frequent accumulations of debris on their upper surface, and the more varied features and slopes of the margin. Moreover, the... | |
 | Forests and forestry - 1911 - 522 pages
...silt-loving forms. The generalization is quite accurate for the Kaneohe and Pearl Harbor inner reefs that The main distinction between the inner and outer...consists in the less fragmentary character of the rocks in the former case, the less frequent accumulations of debris on their upper surface, and the... | |
 | Biology - 1918 - 612 pages
...silt-loving forms. The generalization is quite accurate for the Kaneohe and Pearl Harbor inner reefs that The main distinction between the inner and outer...consists in the less fragmentary character of the rocks in the former ease, the less frequent accumulations of debris on their upper surface, and the... | |
 | Biology - 1918 - 600 pages
...silt-loving forms. The generalization is quite accurate for the Kaneohe and Pearl Harbor inner reefs that The main distinction between the inner and outer...consists in the less fragmentary character of the rocks in the former ease, the less frequent accumulations of debris on their upper surface, and the... | |
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