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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
lectotype
Natural environment; Coral reefs
In taxonomy, one of several syntypes, designated by any author after the original publication of a species name as the 'type specimen' for the taxonomic name. Designated only where there was no ...
carbohydrates
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Organic compounds composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen; includes the simple sugars, double sugars, and complex sugars (starches).
sediments
Natural environment; Coral reefs
Soil, sand, and minerals washed from land into water, usually after rain. They pile up in reservoirs, rivers, harbors, and coastal areas destroying habitats, and clouding the water so that sunlight ...
polyp bail-out
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The dissociation and dispersal of coral polyps from adult colonies.
perigee
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The point in the orbit of the Moon or man-made satellite nearest to the Earth; the point in the orbit of a satellite nearest to its companion body.
milt
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The testes of fishes when filled with semen; fish seminal fluid.
Plantae
Natural environment; Coral reefs
The kingdom of immobile multicellular eukaryotes that obtain energy through photosynthesis, and have cells encased in cell walls composed of cellulose.
