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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
subpopulation
Natural environment; Coral reefs
A well-defined set of interacting individuals that compose a proportion of a larger, interbreeding population.
transgenic
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Having genetic material (DNA) from another species. This term can be applied to an organism that has genes from another organism.
first reviser
Natural environment; Coral reefs
In taxonomy, the first person after a taxon was proposed to select one of the names over the other (or one nomenclatural act over another) when both names (or acts) were published at the same time. ...
rheotaxis
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Orientation to water currents. An animal may face into the current (positive rheotaxis) or face downstream of the current (negative rheotaxis) .
mass spawning
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Spawning events where many different species spawn simultaneously.
