[Coral-List] Book on "Deep-water coral reefs"

[Douglas Fenner]

Hovland, Martin.  2008.  Deep-water coral reefs"  Springer

https://www.springer.com/us/book/9781402084614

So no question about this terminology being in general use in the
scientific community.

Chapter 1 Introduction

"The term "coral reef" is traditionally used on large tropical
shallow-water formations, which represent dangers to navigation.  Even
though the deep-water coral accumulations do not represent dangerous
"reefs", as such, it has become a habit calling them "reefs."  A viable,
and perhaps more appropriate alternative would be to call them deep water
"bioherms", but, even so, the more common reef concept will be used in this
book."

Cheers, Doug

-- 
Douglas Fenner
Lynker Technologies, LLC, Contractor
NOAA Fisheries Service
Pacific Islands Regional Office
Honolulu
and:
Coral Reef Consulting
PO Box 997390
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799-6298  USA

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