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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A word or phrase created because an existing term that was once used alone needs to be distinguished from a term referring to a new development; a modification of an existing word occasioned by a discovery or a new concept; as Atlantic herring in contrast to Pacific herring, acoustic guitar in contrast to electric guitar or analogue watch in contrast to digital watch.
Industry:Natural environment
An instrument that detects infrared radiation and converts the detected energy to an electrical signal for recording on another medium.
Industry:Natural environment
Having pores or openings that permit liquids or gases to pass through.
Industry:Natural environment
In taxonomy, the level, for nomenclatural purposes, of a taxon in a taxonomic hierarchy (e.g. All families are for nomenclatural purposes at the same rank, which lies between superfamily and subfamily).
Industry:Natural environment
The electrical signal which rapidly propagates along the membrane of the axon of nerve cells, as well as over the surface of some muscle and glandular cells. It is caused by change in membrane electrical potential, the underlying cause of which is a change in flow of ions across the membrane due to voltage-activated ion channels. It leads to an all-or-nothing action current, the nervous impulse.
Industry:Natural environment
The posterior opening of the intestine, gonads, and kidney ducts. The vent is located just anterior to the anal fin in fishes.
Industry:Natural environment
The National Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Center’s mission is to facilitate the effective use of science, technology, training, and information in the planning, management, and evaluation of the nation’s system of marine protected areas. The MPA Center, located within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), develops operational and programme policy, supports the MPA Federal Advisory Committee, manages national, regional, and international MPA coordination, conducts outreach and education, consults with federal agencies, state agencies, tribal agencies, fishery management councils, and others, maintains the U.S. MPA website, and oversees the collection of data for the marine managed areas inventory.
Industry:Natural environment
A chemical agent used to combat parasitic worms, such as roundworms and tape worms.
Industry:Natural environment
A flowering plant, complete with leaves, a rhizome (an underground, usually horizontally-oriented stem) and a root system. They are found in marine or estuarine waters. Most seagrass species are located in soft sediments. However, some species are attached directly to rocks with root hair adhesion. Seagrasses tend to develop extensive underwater meadows.
Industry:Natural environment
A massive structure built along the shore to prevent erosion and damage by wave action.
Industry:Natural environment
