现代珊瑚

由于现代珊瑚礁的堆积速率大于地壳沉降速率，可能会形成更多的灰沙洲或灰沙岛。

However its present accumulation rate surpasses its subsidence rate , resulting in the accumulation of more lime-sand islets .

黔南石炭纪珊瑚礁与南海现代珊瑚礁的对比研究

On the Contrast Research Between Carboniferous Coral Reefs in Southern Guizhou and Modern Coral Reefs in South China Sea

雷州半岛西南岸的珊瑚礁，是唯一的中国大陆沿岸现代珊瑚礁。

The coral reef in the southwest of Leizhou Peninsula the only modern one a longshore the Continent in China , is reported in this paper .

不同之处在于生物学特征，现代珊瑚礁群落中的生物种类更先进，生物量和分异度也更大。

The only difference lies in biological features . The biologic species in modern coral reef community are more advanced and biomass and diversity are also higher .

现代珊瑚礁与黔南晚石炭世珊瑚礁的基本特征类似，沉积特征、造礁作用、礁体形成过程也大同小异。

Modern reefs and the late-Carboniferous reefs in southern Guizhou have the similar basic characteristics , and sediment features , reef-building mechanisms and reef-building processes are also alike .

中生代生物的特征是出现较现代的珊瑚，各种各样的瓣鳃，海胆和菊石。

Remains of more modern corals , diverse pelecypods , sea urchins and ammonoids characterize the marine strata of the Mesozoic Era .

达累斯萨拉姆热带现代潮坪及珊瑚礁沉积

The Tropical and Modern Tidal Flats and Coral Reef Deposits in Dar es Salaam