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

gill net

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A net primarily designed to catch fish by entanglement in a mesh that consists of a single sheet of webbing which hangs between cork line and lead line, and which is fished from the surface of the ...

gamete

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A sex cell, e.g., a spermatozoan or egg cell, produced by sexually reproducing orgnaisms.

altimetry

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A technique to measure the height of the sea surface from radar pulses transmitted from a satellite.

suborbital

Natural environment; Coral reefs

An area below the eye.

offshore current

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Any current flowing away from shore.

immature

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Describes an animal that has not reached sexual maturity, regardless of size or age.

assay

Natural environment; Coral reefs

In general, the qualitative or quantitative analysis of a substance to determine its constituents and the relative proportion of each, or to determine the biological, chemical, or pharmacological ...