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Gregarious settling
Biology; Marine biology
Settlement of larvae that have been attracted to members of their own species.
Asexual reproduction
Biology; Marine biology
Reproduction of the individual without the production of gametes and zygotes.
Renewable resource
Biology; Marine biology
A resource that can be replenished through natural processes within a human life span, if it is soundly managed.
Nonrenewable resource
Biology; Marine biology
A resource that is in limited supply and can't be replenished by natural processes, at least not for thousands of years or more. Fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources.
Estuary
Biology; Marine biology
A semienclosed body of water that has a free connexion with the open sea and within which seawater is diluted measurably with freshwater that is derived from land drainage.
Coral polyp
Biology; Marine biology
A small individual coral animal with a tube-shaped body and a mouth surrounded by tentacles.
Critical salinity
Biology; Marine biology
A salinity of approximately 5 to 8% that marks a minimum of species richness in an estuarine system.
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