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.

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Bimodal

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A distribution in which the frequency curve has two peaks. A single peak is called a mode.

Regression line

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A line fit to a set of data points (scatterplot) using least-squares regression; a graph of the mathematical relationship between two variables.

Chela

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A pinching claw of a decapod crustacean, composed of a moveable finger, the dactylus, and a fixed finger, a distal extension of the propodus.

Browser

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A software program, such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, that allows one to view pages on the Internet.

A type of excretory tubule in annelid worms. The metanephridium has internal openings called 'nephrostomes' that collect body fluids and conducts them to the outside through external openings, the ...

Punctuated equilibrium

Natural environment; Coral reefs

An evolutionary model in which change occurs in relatively rapid bursts, followed by little or no discernible change in a lineage (stasis).

Voucher specimen

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Any specimen that serves as a basis of study and is retained as a reference. It should be in a publicly accessible scientific reference collection. A type specimen is a particular voucher specimen ...