8 Terms
Contributors in Marine biology
Marine biology
moderately stratified estuary
Biology; Marine biology
An estuary in which seaward flow of surface low-salinity water and moderate vertical mixing result in a modest vertical salinity gradient.
daily estuary
Biology; Marine biology
An estuary in which tidal movements cause substantial changes in salinity at any one location on a daily basis.
amphipoda
Biology; Marine biology
An group of crustaceans recognized by their laterally compressed bodies, lack of a carapace, and numerous, differently modified legs (Hayward et al., 1996).
freshet
Biology; Marine biology
An increase of water flow into an estuary during the late winter or spring, owing to increased precipitation and snow melt in the watershed.
macrophyte
Biology; Marine biology
An individual alga large enough to be seen easily with the unaided eye.
competition
Biology; Marine biology
An interaction between or among two or more individuals or species in which exploitation of resources by one affects any others negatively.
larvacea
Biology; Marine biology
A group of planktonic tunicates that secrete a gelatinous house, used to strain unsuitable particles (large particles are rejected). An inner filter apparatus of the house, the so-called food trap or ...
