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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
Angler
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A person catching fish or shell fish with no intent to sell; includes people releasing the catch.
Submersible
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A small underwater vessel (submarine) which requires a support ship to transport it to and from the diving area. It is used primarily for oceanographic research. There are also some commercial ...
Biramous appendage
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A type of appendage that is characteristic of crustaceans. It forks from the basal protopodite to form two branches, the inner endopodite and the outer exopodite. Each of these branches can be ...
Riverine environment
Natural environment; Coral reefs
An environment created along permanent and semi-permanent streams because of the increase in soil moisture.
Jack
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Any species of bony fishes in the family Carangidae (which also includes the pompanos). Jacks are cosmopolitan in warm and temperate marine waters, some even venturing into brackish and fresh water. ...
Denatured alcohol
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) to which a poisonous substance, such as acetone or methanol, has been added to make it unfit for consumption.
Exhalant system
Natural environment; Coral reefs
In sponges, part of the aquiferous system between the apopyle and the and osculum.
