10 Terms
Contributors in Marine biology
Marine biology
genetic polymorphism
Biology; Marine biology
Presence of several genetically controlled variants in a population.
foraminifera
Biology; Marine biology
Protozoan group, individuals of which usually secrete a calcareous test; both planktonic and benthic representatives.
demographic
Biology; Marine biology
Referring to numerical characteristics of a population (e.g., population size, age structure).
hydrographic
Biology; Marine biology
Referring to the arrangement and movement of bodies of water, such as currents and water masses.
monophyletic
Biology; Marine biology
Refers to a group of species that all have a single common ancestral species.
bottom-up control
Biology; Marine biology
Refers to food webs. A control of a population that comes from change lower in a food web (e.g., control of a population of mussels by abundance of phytoplankton food).
benthic
Biology; Marine biology
Refers to organisms that live on or in the ocean bed. Benthic epifauna are organisms that live on the ocean floor or upon bottom objects sch as sea anemones and barnacles, whereas benthic infauna are ...
