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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Cytoplasm

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The protoplasm of a cell exclusive of that of the nucleus. It consists of a continuous aqueous solution (cytosol) and the organelles and inclusions suspended in it. The cytoplasm is the site of most ...

Sustainable development

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Those efforts to guide economic growth in an environmentally sound manner with an emphasis on natural resource conservation.

Autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS)

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Structures designed to mimic the complex coral reef environment and attract colonising coral reef organisms in order to assess invertebrate biodiversity by measuring/monitoring diversity of cryptic ...

Genomic library

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A collection of clones made from a set of randomly generated overlapping DNA fragments that represent the entire genome of an organism.

Mangrove

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A general name for several species of halophyte belonging to different families of plants (including trees, shrubs, a palm tree and a ground fern) occurring in intertidal zones of tropical and ...

Dark-field microscope

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A microscope that has a special condenser and objective with a diaphragm that scatters light from the observed object. The object appears bright on a dark background.