A fringing reef extends from the shore out into the ocean, forming a border along the coastline and nearby islands. Fringing reefs grow more successfully on rising or stable shorelines.

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 57, No. 2 (2012), pp. 401-419 (19 pages) Nitrate and nitrite (NOₓ) and phosphate (PO₄) dynamics over Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, are shown to depend on ...

Another important focus is on wave transformation and runup over rough fringing reefs. Researchers have developed numerical models that account for the roughness of reef surfaces, which ...