28 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Natural environment > 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.
Industry: Natural environment
Add a new termContributors in Coral reefs
Coral reefs
Continental shelf
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The shallow, near-horizontal sea floor extending from the coast to the upper continental slope.
Virtual library
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Virtual libraries provide online access to specialised collections of information resources. Normally they include bibliographic citations with links to full text documents and other online resources ...
Displacement behaviour
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A behavioural response that is appropriate for one situation appears in another situation, for which it is inappropriate.
Pedal disc
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A disc at the aboral end of the body trunk used for attachment. A synonym of basal plate.
Observational learning
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A learning process where an animal learns by copying the behaviour of other animals.
Poacher
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A person who hunts or fishes illegally; a family (Agonidae) of small bottom-dwelling cold-water marine fishes.
Electrotaxis
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The movement of organisms in response to an electric field.