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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.

Contributors in Coral reefs

Coral reefs

in syn.

Natural environment; Coral reefs

In synonymy (in synonymis).

ata (atmosphere absolute)

Natural environment; Coral reefs

One (1) ata is the atmospheric pressure at sea level.

emersed

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Rising above the water surface.

patchiness

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The condition where organisms occur in aggregations.

cladistic distance

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The number of branching points between any two nodes on a phylogenetic tree.

coefficient of variation (c.v.)

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The standard deviation divided by the mean and multiplied by 100.

ochre

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Yellowish or yellow-brown color.

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