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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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T-test
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A statistical procedure for testing the difference between two or more means. It is used for estimating the probability that the means have been drawn from the same or different populations.
Offshore wind
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A wind blowing seaward from the land in the coastal area.
Ocean colour sensor
Natural environment; Coral reefs
An instrument for the remote sensing of ocean color, usually from aircraft or satellite.
Plicate
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Having plicae or a series of folds, grooves or wrinkles in the skin; plaited.
Plenary powers
Natural environment; Coral reefs
In taxonomy, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (Commission) is empowered by use of its Plenary Powers to prevent the application of a rule of the International Code of ...
Rhinophore
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Paired, tentacle-like chemical sensory apparatus found on the anterior end or "head" of nudibranchs. They act as olfactory/taste organs. To protect them from damage, most are able to be withdrawn ...
Parapatric speciation
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Speciation in which the new species forms from a population contiguous with the ancestral species' geographic range. The evolution of reproductive isolating mechanisms occurred when the population ...
