Natural environment

Natural environment

Related to any physical feature of the earth's natural environment.

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biogeochemical cycle

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The chemical interactions among the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere.

carrying capacity

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The maximum population size that can be regularly sustained by an environment; the point where the population size levels off in the logistic growth model.

valve

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The shell or shells of certain organisms, such as clams, oysters, and snails.

pore water

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Water between the grains of a sediment; also called interstitial water.

calcareous ooze

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A biogenous sediment that is made of the calcium carbonate shells and skeletons of marine organisms.

instar

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A discreet, in-between molt stage, during the metamorphosis of an arthropod from larva to adult.

melon

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A lens-shaped fatty deposit lying in the facial depression of many toothed whales, such as the bottle-nosed dolphin. It appears as the bulging forehead just in front of the ...