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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The segment of current between the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current and the Gulf Stream, from the Dry Tortugas to the southeastern tip of Florida, and confined by the 250 meter and 500 meter isobaths.
Industry:Natural environment
A chemical which is not a natural component of the organism exposed to it; a chemical or other stressor that does not occur naturally in the environment. Xenobiotics occur as a result of anthropogenic activities such as the application of pesticides and the discharge of industrial chemicals to the environment; a synthetic chemical believed to be resistant to environmental degradation. A branch of biotechnology called 'bioremediation' seeks to develop biological methods to degrade such compounds.
Industry:Natural environment
A form of respiration in which molecular oxygen is consumed and carbon dioxide and water are produced.
Industry:Natural environment
A measurement of a body part, e.g., head length or eye diameter.
Industry:Natural environment
A quantitative level or value from which other data and observations of a comparable nature are referenced.
Industry:Natural environment
An island in the ocean formed by breaking away from a continental landmass, volcanic action, coral formation, or a combination of sources.
Industry:Natural environment
Hereditary absence of pigment in an organism. Albino animals have no color in their skin, scales, hairs and eyes. The term is also used for absence of chlorophyll in plants. Some organisms exhibit partial albinism. White tigers, for example, possess black stripes on a white background.
Industry:Natural environment
In taxonomy, to set aside the name of a taxon in favor of another name.
Industry:Natural environment
