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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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Carbon fixation
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The conversion of inorganic carbon into organic carbon, usually by photosynthesis.
Habitat diversity
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The number of different types of habitats within a given area.
Coding strand
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The strand of duplex DNA which contains the same base sequence (after substituting Uracil for Thymine) found in the mrna molecule resulting from transcription of that segment of DNA., known as the ...
Catabolism
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A destructive metabolic process by which organisms convert substances into excreted compounds.
Dorsoventral
Natural environment; Coral reefs
An axis extending from the dorsal to ventral surface of an animal body.
Shore bird
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Any of various species of bird, such as the sandpiper, plover, or snipe, that frequents the shores of coastal or inland waters.
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