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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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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 ...
Trophic dynamics
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The complex biological processes whereby energy and matter are passed up to successive levels of food webs.
Hydrological cycle
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The movement of water in all of its phases (gas, liquid, solid) from the Earth to the atmosphere and back to the Earth.
