Coral reefs

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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Coral reefs

suture

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The line of union of two bones or plates.

radiometry

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The science of the measurement of radiant energy.

megabase (Mb)

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Unit of DNA or RNA sequence equal to one million (10 ) pairs of nucleotide bases. Abbreviated Mb.

coastal reef

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A coral reef occurring near and parallel to a coastline.

corallite

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A coral cup; the skeleton of an individual polyp.

A growth rate trend characterized by an elongated S–shaped, or sigmoid curve. It is typical of population growth rate trends which begin rapidly at an exponential rate but slow as limiting factors ...