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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.

eutrophic

Biology; Marine biology

Water bodies or habitats having high concentrations of nutrients.

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.

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