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Coral reefs
Coral reefs are structures formed from the calcium carbonate secretions of corals. They are colonies of tiny animals in marine areas containing few nutrients.
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microhabitat
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A smaller part of a habitat that has some internal interactions allowing it to function self-sufficiently within a generally larger habitat, such as a patch reef in a lagoon.
homing behavior
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A type of behavior where the adult organism returns to its place of origin.
protease
Natural environment; Coral reefs
An enzyme that hydrolyzes proteins, cleaving the peptide bonds that link amino acids in protein molecules.
goby
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Any species of bony spiny-rayed fishes in the family gobiidae. Gobies are small fishes with large heads and elongated tapering bodies. They comprise the largest family of marine fishes, with over ...
tube feet
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Extensions of the water-vascular system of echinoderms, protruding from the body and often ending in suckers. They may be used for locomotion and/or for maintaining a tight grip on prey or on the ...
degrees of freedom
Natural environment; Coral reefs
In statistics, the number of independent comparisons that can be made between the members of a sample; in a contingency table it is one less than the number of row categories multiplied by one less ...
