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Marine biology

Latin translation

Biology; Marine biology

Epi = upon, lith = rock. This term is general to terrestrial and marine habitats, ie. some lichens are epilithic.

Anadromous fish

Biology; Marine biology

Fish that spends most of its life feeding in the open ocean but that migrates to spawn in fresh water.

Catadromous fish

Biology; Marine biology

Fish that spawns in seawater but feed and spends most of its life in estuarine or fresh water.

Acclimation

Biology; Marine biology

Given a change of a single parameter, a readjustment of the physiology of an organism, reaching a new steady state.

Allochthonous

Biology; Marine biology

Exogenous, originating outside and transported into a given system or area (Lincoln et al., 1998).

Density-dependent factors

Biology; Marine biology

Factors, such as resource availability, that vary with population density.

Aquaculture

Biology; Marine biology

Fish and other organisms farmed or raised in freshwater environments.

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