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Marine biology

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Marine biology

Anal

Biology; Marine biology

Relating to or near the anus, or the posterior opening of the alimentary canal (Abercrombie et al., 1973).

Hydrothermal vents

Biology; Marine biology

Sites in the deep ocean floor where hot, sulfur-rich water is released from geothermally heated rock. Hydrothermal Vents Life on Hydrothermal Vents

Brackish sea

Biology; Marine biology

Semienclosed water body of large extent in which tidal stirring and seaward flow of freshwater do not exert enough of a mixing effect to prevent the body of water from having its own internal ...

Primary production

Biology; Marine biology

Synthesis of organic matter by plants, which is the main source of energy and nutrition for other consumers in the ecosystem (e.g. herbivores). See also chemosynthesis, photosynthesis.

Mucous-bag suspension feeder

Biology; Marine biology

Suspension feeder employing a sheet or bag of mucus to trap particles nonselectively.

Estuarine flow

Biology; Marine biology

Seaward flow of low-salinity surface water over a deeper and higher -alinity layer.

Androdieocious

Biology; Marine biology

Reproductive strategy in which individuals are either strictly males or hermaphrodites.

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