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compensation light intensity

Biology; Marine biology

That light intensity at which oxygen evolved from a photosynthesizing organism equals that consumed in its respiration.

biomass

Biology; Marine biology

The amount of living material per unit area or volume; may be expressed as grams of carbon, total dry weight, and so on.

systematics

Biology; Marine biology

The area of biology that deals with the diversity of living organisms, their relationships to each other through evolution, and their classification. Can also be referred to as taxonomy.

decomposition

Biology; Marine biology

The biochemical process where biological materials are broken down into smaller particles and eventually into basic chemical compounds and elements. See also decomposer.

phylum

Biology; Marine biology

The broadest classification for animals.

amphidromic point

Biology; Marine biology

The central point of a cyclonic tidal system, at which the vertical astronomical tidal range is nil, or very small, increasing progressively with increasing distance from this central point (from ...

evenness

Biology; Marine biology

The component of diversity accounting for the degree to which all species are equal in abundance, as opposed to strong dominance by one or a few species.