The importance of crustose calcareous algae on a coral reef is that they:

a. provide food for corals.
b. prevent settlement of larvae.
c. cement bits of rubble in the process of reef formation.
d. are a major source of food for reef dwellers.
e. create habitat for juvenile fish.


C

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