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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.
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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 blowhole. It contains ...
