A plume of turbid, CaCO3-laden water (0.24 mg/liter) is expelled
from English Harbor, Fanning Atoll, on outgoing tides. On incoming tides, the
concentration is 0.36 mg CaCO3/liter. At the two other passes of the atoll, ...
Roy, KJ; Smith, SV(University of Hawai'i Press, 1971-04)
Lack of light and excessive sediment deposition rates are factors
limiting coral reef development. The presence of very turbid water and muddy
bottom does not mean, however, that coral growth is prohibited. Fanning ...
