5 Terms
Contributors in Marine biology
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.
