Coral reefs

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

Speciation

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The evolutionary process that gives rise to a new species.

Polyadenylation

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The process by which the 3' ends of most eukaryotic mrnas are formed; the covalent modification of a macromolecule (e.g., mrna) by the formation of a polyadenyl moiety covalent linked to the ...

Fore reef terrace

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The uppermost portion of the fore reef; a flat plain beginning at the base of the buttress or mixed zone, at a depth of about 60 m.

Xanthophore

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A chromatophore which produces yellow pigments in the form of carotenoids.

Drowned river

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A former river inundated by a rise in sea level in past times.

A mechanoreceptor cell having hair-like processes (stereocilia and kinocilia). Vibrations or pressure deform these processes which relay the induced nervous impulses to the central nervous system. ...