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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
Weathering
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The mechanical or chemical decomposition of rocks due to weather .
Solute
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The chemical substances dissolved in a solution, such as salts in seawater.
Entropy
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The measure of the disorder or randomness of energy and matter in a system.
Back reef
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The shoreward side of a reef, including the area and sediments between the reefcrest/algal ridge and the land. It corresponds to the reef flat and lagoon of a barrier reef and platform margin reef ...
Receiving waters
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Water bodies that receive treated or untreated waste waters.
Competition
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A biological interaction that can limit population growth. Competition occurs when two or more populations vie for the same limited resource.
Hypereosinophilia
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A disease characterised by a marked increase in the eosinophil (a type of white blood cell) count in the blood.
