Marine biology

Marine biology

Contributors in Marine biology

Marine biology

Refers to the plants and animals that live in the water column or in the open waters of the ocean rather than the ocean floor (see benthic). Life is found throughout the pelagic zone, however is more ...

anal

Biology; Marine biology

Relating to or near the anus, or the posterior opening of the alimentary canal (Abercrombie et al., 1973).

asexual reproduction

Biology; Marine biology

Reproduction of the individual without the production of gametes and zygotes.

androdieocious

Biology; Marine biology

Reproductive strategy in which individuals are either strictly males or hermaphrodites.

estuarine flow

Biology; Marine biology

Seaward flow of low-salinity surface water over a deeper and higher -alinity layer.

neritic

Biology; Marine biology

Seawater environments landward of the shelf-slope break.

brackish sea

Biology; Marine biology

Semienclosed water body of large extent in which tidal stirring and seaward flow of freshwater do not exert enough of a mixing effect to prevent the body of water from having its own internal ...