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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
Page precedence
Natural environment; Coral reefs
In taxonomy, when two names for the same taxon are first published in the same publication, the one which appears on the earlier page has precedence.
Multivariate community analyses
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Statistical methods for analysing physical and biological community data using multiple variables.
Allopatric speciation
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The evolution of a new species because of the isolation of a small group of individuals from the other members of a population.
Manubrium
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The proboscis of a jellyfish: a tubular structure that connects the mouth to the digestive cavity.
Calyx
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The upper or open end of the corallite or coral polyp cup; the central body of entoprocts (goblet worms) or crinoids (sea lilies and feather stars).
Natural Area Reserve System (NARS)
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The State of Hawai‘i created the Natural Area Reserves System, or NARS, to preserve and protect representative samples of Hawaiian biological ecosystems and geological formations. The diverse areas ...
Melanophore
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A chromatophore which contains black and brown pigments called melanin.
