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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Temperature regime usually between 4º – 13º C, and not exceeding 20° C. This is not an exact definition, and is meant only to distinguish between cold-water and tropical warm-water coral environments.
Industry:Natural environment
The final stage in ecological succession that is able to persist in the absence of environmental change.
Industry:Natural environment
The process where a spermatozoan (sperm cell) penetrates the cell membrane of an egg cell and the nuclei of the sperm and egg cells join together and their chromosomes combine to form a diploid zygote.
Industry:Natural environment
The whole range of information resources available through computer networks.
Industry:Natural environment
RSS (Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated materials. An RSS document (which is called a "feed",) includes full or summarized text, plus metadata. An RSS feed is a source of RSS updates for a given website, such as the NOAA Coral Reef Information System (coris).
Industry:Natural environment
A climate strongly influenced by an oceanic environment, found on islands and the windward shores of continents. It is characterized by small daily and yearly temperature ranges and high relative humidity.
Industry:Natural environment
A gene introduced into the DNA of a recombinant organism which is not present at the same position in the DNA of the organism before genetic modification.
Industry:Natural environment
A method of fishing in which a large bag-shaped net is dragged along the bottom, behind the vessel. The mouth of the net is kept open by various methods, such as a wooden beam (beam trawl) or large flat boards (otter trawl). Bottom trawling has been very.
Industry:Natural environment
A relationship between two species of organisms in which both members benefit from the association (mutualism), or where only one member benefits but the other is not harmed (commensalism), or where one member benefits at the expense of the well-being of the other (parasitism).
Industry:Natural environment
A subterranean layer of porous water-bearing rock, gravel, or sand capable of storing and conveying water to wells and streams.
Industry:Natural environment
