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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The preservation of components of biological diversity outside their natural habitats, e.g., in zoos, aquaria, botanic gardens and gene banks.
Industry:Natural environment
The total rate of CO2 fixation with no allowance for the CO2 simultaneously lost during respiration.
Industry:Natural environment
The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) are a chain of small islands, atolls, submerged banks, and reefs beginning approximately 120 nautical miles west of the main Hawaiian islands, and stretching northwest for more than 1,079 nautical miles or 2,000 kilometers. This vast archipelago is uninhabited (except for Midway Island) and is surrounded by some of the most extensive and pristine coral reefs in U.S. waters.
Industry:Natural environment
A chemical compound used to retard or prevent the growth of fungi.
Industry:Natural environment
A foreign macromolecule introduced into a host organism that elicits an immune response.
Industry:Natural environment
A measure of a systems capacity to oxidize material; the energy gained by transferring 1 mole of electrons from an oxidant to H2. It is measured in volts relative to a hydrogen electrode which is at zero.
Industry:Natural environment
A protein that contains a nucleic acid derivative of riboflavin, either flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) or flavin mononucleotide (FMN). Flavoproteins are involved in a many biological processes, including bioluminescence, photosynthesis, DNA repair, and apoptosis (genetically programmed cell death) .
Industry:Natural environment
A stinging cell of jellyfish, hydroids, sea anemones and corals. The cnidocyte contains the eversible cnida. The most common type of cnidocyte is the stinging structure known as the nematocyst. Nematocysts are located throughout the epidermis, but are especially abundant on the tentacles.
Industry:Natural environment
Able to cause cell death; causing damage to cell structure or function.
Industry:Natural environment
