7 Terms
Contributors in Marine biology
Marine biology
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.
Mixing depth
Biology; Marine biology
The water depth to which wind energy evenly mixes the water column.
Metapopulation
Biology; Marine biology
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 ...
