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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Plasmid

Natural environment; Coral reefs

An autonomous (self-replicating) circular piece of DNA found outside the chromosome in bacteria. Plasmids carry information that give the bacteria resistance to antibiotics. They are often used in ...

Stoma

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Any of various small openings or pores in an animal body, especially an opening resembling a mouth in many invertebrates; also a minute pore in the epidermis of the leaf or stem of a plant; plural is ...

Infrared radiation (IR)

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Earth-emitted radiation over thermal wavelengths: 3-15 micrometers. Used for satellite remote sensing because it can be used to monitor weather and oceanographic conditions 24 hours a day.

Bioacoustics

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A discipline of zoology that is concerned with sounds of biological origin: their mechanisms of production, physical properties, receptors and reception physiology, and the role of the sounds in ...

Ecophenotype

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A phenotype showing non-genetic adaptations associated with the habitat or environment .

Budding

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A type of asexual reproduction in which new individuals develop from the parent organism, forming a swelling similar in appearance to a bud, which separates from the parent as it grows; budding is a ...

Bigeye

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Any species of bony fishes in the family Priacanthidae. Bigeyes ( also called "catalufas") are most typically coloured bright red, but other coloration patterns exist. The common name of "bigeye" ...