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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
Clupeoid fish
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Any soft-rayed, bony fish species belonging to the order Clupeiformes. These include herrings, shads, wolf herrings, sardines, and anchovies.
Bioerosion
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Erosion of the physical/geological environment by organism activities such as boring, scraping, etching, etc.
Incurrent canal
Natural environment; Coral reefs
In sponges, an inpocket of the epidermis (pinacoderm) which opens into a choanocyte chamber via a small opening, the prosopyle .
Zooid
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Of the distinct individuals forming a colonial invertebrate animal, such as a hydrozoan.
Interface
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The common boundary between two substances such as a water and a solid, water and a gas, or two liquids, such as water and oil.
Energy flow
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The movement of energy through a community via feeding webs.
Supernatant
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The soluble liquid fraction of a sample after centrifugation or precipitation of insoluble solids.
