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Coral reefs
Coral reefs are structures formed from the calcium carbonate secretions of corals. They are colonies of tiny animals in marine areas containing few nutrients.
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Coral reefs
Compound
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A material made up of two or more elements combined in a fixed ratio.
Mitigation plan
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A proposal to reduce or alleviate potentially harmful impacts.
Chi-square
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A statistical technique whereby variables are categorised to determine whether a distribution of scores is due to chance or experimental factors.
Remote sensing tool
Natural environment; Coral reefs
An instrument used in remote sensing often combined with a geographic information system to provide synoptic and objective views and data of the environment.
