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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Near-surface waters subject to mixing by the action of wind and waves. There is little variation in salinity or temperature at depths below the mixed layer.
Industry:Natural environment
Refers to things which came about as a result of the activities of living organisms.
Industry:Natural environment
The male gamete-producing reproductive organ in certain algae.
Industry:Natural environment
The sequence of events whereby embryos develop from somatic cells.
Industry:Natural environment
A dangerous and potentially lethal condition of divers precipitated by rapid changes in ambient atmospheric pressure, mostly in rapid ascent from underwater, but can also result from flying in an aircraft too soon after a dive. It occurs because at high pressures (such as SCUBA divers experience while underwater) the blood can contain more dissolved nitrogen than at lower pressures. When the diver ascends too rapidly, the blood can no longer contain this dissolved nitrogen and tiny gas bubbles begin to form in the blood. Symptoms include: body pain (mainly in the joints), headache, confusion, itchy skin rash, visual disturbances, weakness or paralysis, dizziness, or vertigo. Treatment involves the administration of oxygen and placing the patient into a decompression chamber until the nitrogen bubbles shrink and safely diffuse from the tissues.
Industry:Natural environment
A land form such as a spit or bar which forms an isthmus between an island and a mainland shore, or between two islands .
Industry:Natural environment
A number expressing the amount of some change or effect under certain conditions.
Industry:Natural environment
