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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

Stability

Natural environment; Coral reefs

In ecological terms, a dynamic equilibrium among the physical and biological factors in an ecosystem or a community; relative homeostasis; unchanging with time. This can be a static state, where ...

Biomagnification

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The accumulation and amplification of chemical substances at each succeeding trophic level.

Aquaculture

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The growing of aquatic organisms in controlled environments for any commercial, recreational, or public purpose; sector of fisheries that includes the rearing or raising under controlled conditions ...

Demography

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The rate of growth and the age structure of populations, and the processes that determine these properties.

Type II error

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The error of not rejecting the null hypothesis when it is false.

Shelf-edge reef

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A synonym of ribbon reef.

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