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Marine biology

Geostrophic flow

Biology; Marine biology

Movement of water in the oceans as a combined response to the Coriolis effect and gravitational forces created by an uneven sea surface.

Ambulacral furrow

Biology; Marine biology

Of Echinodermata (echinoderms); groove or furrow in the oral side of the arm holding the tube feet (Southward & Campbell, 2006).

Ambulacrum

Biology; Marine biology

Of Echinodermata (echinoderms); radially arranged regions of the body of Echinoderms that bear the tube feet (Southward & Campbell, 2006).

Adambulacral spines

Biology; Marine biology

Of Echinodermata (echinoderms); spines on adambulacral plates (Southward & Campbell, 2006).

Diatoms

Biology; Marine biology

Microscopic algae with plate-like structures composed of silica.

Geotactic

Biology; Marine biology

Moving in response to the earth's gravitational field.

Photic zone

Biology; Marine biology

The surface layer of the ocean that is penetrated by sunlight. The photic zone is the layer of the ocean that has been explored the most as it is relatively easy to access with conventional diving ...

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