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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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trophic dynamics
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The complex biological processes whereby energy and matter are passed up to successive levels of food webs.
hydrological cycle
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The movement of water in all of its phases (gas, liquid, solid) from the Earth to the atmosphere and back to the Earth.
complementary base pair
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The specific matching of purine and pyrimidine base pairs in nucleic acids. This matching occurs because the structure of one base precisely fits with, and bonds to, another specific base. In DNA, ...
piebald
Natural environment; Coral reefs
With two colors irregularly arranged, usually black and white.
surge channel
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A deep channel in the windward side of a coral reef through which water moves in and out of the reef.
teleost
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A large group of fishes (infraclass Teleostei) which contains most of the bony fishes.
