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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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Coral reefs
suprapsammon
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Organisms which swim just above sand and are dependent upon it as a food source.
ultrasonic
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Sound waves that have frequencies higher than what humans can hear, usually greater than 20,000 Hz. Some animals such as bats, a species of cave bird, and cetaceans use these high frequency ...
umbo
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The earliest part of a bivalve or brachiopod shell; in bivalves, it is the most dorsal section of the shell, while in brachyopods, it is the most posterior.
variance
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The population variance of a random variable is a non-negative number which gives an idea of how widely spread the values of the random variable are likely to be; the larger the variance, the more ...
high tide
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The tide at its fullest extent, when the water reaches its highest level.
Darwin point
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The latitude at which reef growth just equals reef destruction by various physical forces.
acclimation (acclimatization)
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A change that occurs in an organism to allow it to tolerate a new environment.
