Linear coral reef

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015811",
  "term": "Linear coral reef",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Linear Coral Reef",
  "definition": "These are linear coral formations that are oriented parallel to shore or the shelf edge. They follow the contours of the shore/shelf edge. This category is used for such commonly used terms as forereef, fringing reef, and shelf edge reef.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/linear-coral-reef/"
}