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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.