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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Channel

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river, harbor, or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; an open conduit either naturally or artificially ...

Molar

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A large flat or ridged-topped tooth adapted for crushing or grinding.

Endoparasite

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A parasite which lives in the internal organs of its host.

Seep

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A small area where water that may be of a different temperature and density flows from below the seafloor and rises slowly into the ocean; a spot where water that is flowing below the earth’s surface ...

Numericlature

Natural environment; Coral reefs

An attempt to express the natural order (i.e. Classification) of organisms in numbers, so that each taxon name is represented by a numerical code, the structure of which indicates its taxonomic ...