- Industry: Government
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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A compound containing a lipid bound to a polysaccharide.
Industry:Natural environment
A monogamous mating pair where both male and female partner share in caring for the eggs and young.
Industry:Natural environment
A sand covered, gradual or sharply descending slope; the next-to-deepest part of the fore reef.
Industry:Natural environment
A system of relatively constant low level winds that occur in the tropics. The trade winds blow from the northeast to the equator in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast to the equator in the Southern Hemisphere.
Industry:Natural environment
An analysis of variance in which the data are adjusted or controlled for the presence of one or more other variables.
Industry:Natural environment
Light-dependent coral communities and their associated populations of algae, sponges and other invertebrates, and fishes, that occur in the deepest half of the photic zone (starting at 30-40 m and extending to over 150 m) in tropical and subtropical regions. This zone of dimished light is also referred to as the "twilight zone".
Industry:Natural environment
Popular, charismatic, socially appealing species that serve as symbols and rallying points to evoke public sympathy and stimulate conservation awareness and action. Whales, seals, sea lions, and marine turtles are flagship species.
Industry:Natural environment
