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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Fish that are less than one year old; hatched during the spawning season.
Industry:Natural environment
One of many gas-filled bladders found in some algae that act as a buoys. In some large brown algae, such as kelp, they act to raise the blades closer to the surface where photosynthesis can occur. Pneumatocysts keep the brown alga, Sargassum, afloat in the Sargasso Sea.
Industry:Natural environment
The creation of reversible small holes in a cell wall or membrane through which foreign DNA can pass. This DNA can then integrate into the cell's genome.
Industry:Natural environment
The number of species in an area or biological collection.
Industry:Natural environment
A bathymetric feature formed by gas-driven sediments derived from decomposing gas-hydrate associated with Holocene sea level rise. It is a unique habitat arising more than 15m off the sea floor, with a small diameter of about 80-90m .
Industry:Natural environment
A two-part name given to a species in which the first part is the name of the genus and the second is the specific name.
Industry:Natural environment
Any soft-rayed, bony fish species belonging to the order Clupeiformes. These include herrings, shads, wolf herrings, sardines, and anchovies.
Industry:Natural environment
Erosion of the physical/geological environment by organism activities such as boring, scraping, etching, etc.
Industry:Natural environment
