Marine biology

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Nutrients

Biology; Marine biology

Those constituents required by organisms for maintenance and growth (we use this term in this book in application to plants).

Over-consumption

Biology; Marine biology

The use of resources at a rate that exceeds the ability of natural processes to replace them.

Generation time

Biology; Marine biology

The time period from birth to average age of reproduction.

Mixing depth

Biology; Marine biology

The water depth to which wind energy evenly mixes the water column.

A group of interconnected subpopulations, usually of subequal size. The features of individuals now founnd in one subpopulation might have been determined by conditions affecting them when they were ...

Algal mat

Biology; Marine biology

A dense mass of green or other algae (e.g. Enteromorpha spp., Ulva spp.) which blankets the substratum in a littoral or shallow-water environment, often in areas of freshwater influence or where ...

Conservation biology

Biology; Marine biology

A field of science that deals with threats to biodiversity. The goals of conservation biology are to investigate human impacts of biodiversity and to develop approaches to prevent extinction through ...