Natural environment

Natural environment

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

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mangal

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Relating to a shoreline ecosystem dominated by mangrove trees, with associated mud flats.

valence

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The chemical combining capacity of an element or ion; the number of electrons that are used by an atom to form a compound. A valence electron is in the outer or next outer shell ...

photosynthetic capacity

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The maximum photosynthetic rate per unit of biomass.

reef crest

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The sharp break in slope at seaward margin or edge of reef flat.

phreatic water

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Water below the level at which all voids in the rock are completely filled with water.

respiration

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A biochemical process by which living organisms take up oxygen from the environment and consume organic matter, releasing both carbon dioxide and heat energy.

bioacoustics

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A discipline of zoology that is concerned with sounds of biological origin: their mechanisms of production, physical properties, receptors and reception physiology, and the role ...