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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Coral reefs

Deviation

Natural environment; Coral reefs

In statistics, the difference between an actual observation and the mean of all observations.

Spatiotemporal

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Of, concerning, or existing in both space and time .

A discarded material which contains substances known to be toxic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, or teratogenic to humans or other life; ignitable, corrosive, explosive, or highly reactive alone or with ...

Protected area

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A legally established land or water area under either public or private ownership that is regulated and managed to achieve specific conservation objectives.

Amoebocyte

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A phagocytic cell found circulating in the body cavity of coelomates, particularly annelids and mollusks, or crawling by amoeboid movement through the interstitial spaces of sponges; an amoeboid cell ...

Villus

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A small, fingerlike or hairlike projection of the small intestinal wall that contains connective tissue, blood vessels, and a lymphatic vessel, and which functions in the absorption of nutrients.