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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A monosaccharide,C6H12O6, that is the end product of carbohydrate metabolism and is the chief source of energy for living organisms.
Industry:Natural environment
A satellite travelling in a near-polar orbit around the globe; civilian satellite programme managed and operated by NESDIS.
Industry:Natural environment
A system of very small tubules that links the polyps of calcareous colonial hydrozoans.
Industry:Natural environment
An analytical technique where ions are separated according to their ratio of charge to mass. The atomic weight of the particle can be obtained from the mass spectrum produced.
Industry:Natural environment
An overt, measurable activity generated by some internal oscillator (or ‘clock’).
Industry:Natural environment
Living endosymbiotic microorganisms, which when administered in adequate amounts, contributes a health benefit to the host animal. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and bifidobacteria are the most common types of microorganism used as probiotics; dietary supplements containing protective bacteria (such as Lactobacillus acidophilus).
Industry:Natural environment
The amount of organic matter, carbon, or energy content that is accumulated during a given time period.
Industry:Natural environment
The individual produced by grafting an embryonic part of one individual onto an embryo of either the same or of a different species.
Industry:Natural environment
The region between the highest water line and the mean low tide level.
Industry:Natural environment
