Regional studies. Coral reefs of Veracruz, México.
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Coral reefs of Veracruz, Mexico, rise above the inner half of the continental shelf and lie atop slopes consisting of calcareous debris from the reefs. The chief contributor of the debris is a madreporarian coral. Mollusk shells, calcareous red algae, and Halimeda are secondary contributors. Comparison with reef-derived sediments of the Pacific and Indian Oceans reveals coral debris to be more abundant at Veracruz than elsewhere. Sediment atop the continental shelf beyond a few kilometers of the reefs is chiefly mud according to notations on navigational charts, suggesting that the reefs constitute the chief modern source of coarse sediments for the shelf. The positions and shapes of the reefs appear to be closely controlled by the direction of wave approach, as also are the larger reefs of the western Pacific Ocean.
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