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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The form of an organism that occurs most frequently in nature.
Industry:Natural environment
The protoplasm of a cell exclusive of that of the nucleus. It consists of a continuous aqueous solution (cytosol) and the organelles and inclusions suspended in it. The cytoplasm is the site of most of the chemical activities of the cell.
Industry:Natural environment
Those efforts to guide economic growth in an environmentally sound manner with an emphasis on natural resource conservation.
Industry:Natural environment
Structures designed to mimic the complex coral reef environment and attract colonising coral reef organisms in order to assess invertebrate biodiversity by measuring/monitoring diversity of cryptic organisms globally over time. ARMS provide standard methods for taxonomic and molecular analyses to assess invertebrate biodiversity. Information from the ARMS will provide managers with a tool to assess this diversity along with the affects of climate change and ocean acidification, globally. More than 500 ARMS have been deployed throughout the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans.
Industry:Natural environment
A collection of clones made from a set of randomly generated overlapping DNA fragments that represent the entire genome of an organism.
Industry:Natural environment
Muž alebo žena, ktorá je výsledkom zmeny pohlavia. Sekundárneho samec by byť odvodená z protogynous žena, zatiaľ čo sekundárne žena by byť odvodená z protandrous muž.
Industry:Natural environment
Štvorcové alebo obdĺžnikové odberu jednotka známe oblasti (e.g.,1 m2) v ktorej organizmov počítať alebo merať. Quadrats použiť na odhad percenta kryt každého druhu alebo iné komponenty útes a získať informácie o hustote, hojnosť, veľkosť kolónie a biodiverzity.
Industry:Natural environment
Vírus, ktorý napáda a napáda bakteriálne bunky. Fágy pozostávajú z proteínu kabát obklopujúce genetického materiálu, DNA alebo RNA, ktorý je vstrekovaný do baktérie. Po infekcii, syntézu DNA, RNA a proteíny prestane hostiteľa a fágové genómu sa používa k priamemu syntézu fágové nukleových kyselín a bielkovín pomocou hostiteľa transkripčným a translačný prístrojov.
Industry:Natural environment
A general name for several species of halophyte belonging to different families of plants (including trees, shrubs, a palm tree and a ground fern) occurring in intertidal zones of tropical and subtropical sheltered coastlines and exceeding one half metre in height. The term is applied to both the individual and the ecosystem, the latter of which is termed mangal. Mangroves provide protected nursery areas for juvenile reef fishes, crustaceans, and mollusks. They also provide a feeding ground for a multitude of marine species. Many organisms find shelter either in the roots or branches of mangroves. Mangrove branches are nesting areas for several species of coastal birds. The root systems harbour organisms that trap and cycle nutrients, organic materials and other important chemicals. Mangroves also contribute to higher water quality by stabilising bottom sediments, filtering water and protecting shorelines from erosion. They protect reefs from land runoff sedimentation. Conversely, coral reefs protect mangroves and seagrasses from erosion during heavy storms and strong wave action. The nations with the largest mangrove areas include Indonesia (with 21% of global mangroves), Brazil (9%), Australia (7%), Mexico (5%), and Nigeria (5%).The global area of mangroves – 150 000 square kilometres – is equivalent to the area of the state of Illinois, or half the area of the Philippines. About one fifth of all mangroves are thought to have been lost since 1980, and although loss rates are declining, they are still 3 to 4 times higher than average global forest loss estimates.
Industry:Natural environment
