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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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Albedo
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The ratio of the amount of light reflected by an object and the amount light falling on it (incident light); a measure of the reflectivity or intrinsic brightness of an object (a white, perfectly ...
Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The federal law that created the regional councils and is the federal government’s basis for fisheries management in the EEZ. Also known as the Magnuson Act after a chief sponsor, Senator Warren ...
Mareogram
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A graphic representation of the rise and fall of the sea level, with time as abscissa and height as ordinate, usually used to measured tides; may also show tsunamis; also called 'marigram'.
Cnidosac
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A sac located in a ceras of a nudibranch gastropod which contains undischarged nematocysts (obtained through feeding upon cnidarians) passed from the slug's digestive system. When a predator attacks ...
Essential amino acid
Natural environment; Coral reefs
An amino acid that cannot be synthesised by animals and therefore has to be ingested with food.
Benthic organism (benthos)
Natural environment; Coral reefs
An organism whose habitat is on or near the bottom of a stream, lake, or ocean.
Pyramid of biomass
Natural environment; Coral reefs
In ecology, the total biomass of all organisms at each trophic level in a food chain; typically biomass declines with successively higher trophic levels.
