10 Terms
Contributors in Marine biology
Marine biology
Atoll
Biology; Marine biology
A horseshoe or circular array of islands, capping a coral reef system perched around an oceanic volcanic seamount.
Complex life cycle
Biology; Marine biology
A life cycle that consists of several distinct stages (e.g., larva and adult).
Guild
Biology; Marine biology
A group of species, possibly unrelated taxonomically, that exploit overlapping resources.
Generalist
Biology; Marine biology
A species that can live in many different habitats and can feed on a number of different organisms. For example, shore crabs on the Pacific coast live in a wide variety of habitats, such as mud, sand ...
Specialist
Biology; Marine biology
A species with a very narrow range in habitat or food requirements. For example, the Marbled Murrelet nests in old-growth forests on thick branches high up in the forest canopy.
Extinct
Biology; Marine biology
A species which no longer exists. The Stellar sea cow is an example of a species which once lived on the Pacific's East Coast and is now extinct.
Vulnerable
Biology; Marine biology
A species of special concern because of characteristics that make it particularly sensitive to human activities or natural events.
Featured User
Featured blossaries
Timmwilson
0
Terms
22
Blossaries
6
Followers
Best American Cartoons of the 90's
Category: History 2 7 Terms
7 Terms