23 Terms
Contributors in Marine biology
Marine biology
net primary productivity
Biology; Marine biology
Total primary production, minus the amount consumed in respiration.
corer
Biology; Marine biology
Tubular benthic sampling device that is plunged into the bottom in order to obtain a vertically oriented cylindrical sample.
deep-scattering layer
Biology; Marine biology
Well-defined horizon in the ocean that reflects sonar; indicates a layer usually consisting of fishes, squid, or other larger zooplankton.
bohr effect
Biology; Marine biology
When blood pH decreases, the ability of hemoglobin to bind to oxygen decreases. An adaptation to release oxygen in the oxygen starved tissues in capillaries where respiratory carbon dioxide lowers ...
annulated
Biology; Marine biology
Where the external surface is divided into a chain of rings or 'annuli' by furrows giving the appearance of segments (Barnes et al., 1993).
heterozygote
Biology; Marine biology
With respect to a given genetic locus, a diploid individual carrying two different alleles.
