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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Hookah refers to diving where the diver is supplied with breathable air from the surface via an air compressor and an airline (hose). This type of diving is ideal for shallow water commercial applications.
Industry:Natural environment
In taxonomy, when two names for the same taxon are first published in the same publication, the one which appears on the earlier page has precedence.
Industry:Natural environment
Statistical methods for analyzing physical and biological community data using multiple variables.
Industry:Natural environment
The evolution of a new species because of the isolation of a small group of individuals from the other members of a population.
Industry:Natural environment
The proboscis of a jellyfish: a tubular structure that connects the mouth to the digestive cavity.
Industry:Natural environment
The upper or open end of the corallite or coral polyp cup; the central body of entoprocts (goblet worms) or crinoids (sea lilies and feather stars).
Industry:Natural environment
The State of Hawai‘i created the Natural Area Reserves System, or NARS, to preserve and protect representative samples of Hawaiian biological ecosystems and geological formations. The diverse areas found in the NARS range from marine and coastal environments to lava flows, tropical rainforests, and even an alpine desert. One can find rare plants and animals within these areas, many of which are on the edge of extinction. The reserves also protect some of the major watershed areas which provide vital sources of fresh water.
Industry:Natural environment
A chromatophore which contains black and brown pigments called melanin.
Industry:Natural environment
