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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Advocacy for, or work toward, protecting the natural environment from destruction by human activities.
Industry:Natural environment
Change of body shape, e.g., the change from a larval form to a juvenile or adult form.
Industry:Natural environment
Human-designed changes in an organism, whether done through traditional breeding or genetic engineering. The terms "genetically modified" and "genetically engineered" are sometimes used interchangeably .
Industry:Natural environment
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, any text whether published, unpublished, or carrying a disclaimer containing a name or other information bearing on nomenclature.
Industry:Natural environment
The evolutionary process whereby one species evolves into two or more species.
Industry:Natural environment
The process by which two closely related species, with overlapping ecological requirements, interact so as to cause one or both of them to diverge evolutionarily in one or more traits. They differ more when they co-occur than when they do not.
Industry:Natural environment
The use of living organisms, such as parasites, disease agents, and predators, to control or eliminate other unwanted living organisms, rather than by using toxic chemicals or other means of elimination.
Industry:Natural environment
On June 11, 1998, President Clinton issued Executive Order 13089 directing all agencies to increase their efforts to protect our nation's coral reef resources. The executive order calls for the establishment of a U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, cochaired by the Secretaries of the Interior and of Commerce. The Task Force will develop and implement a comprehensive programme of inventory, monitoring, and research to map and identify the major causes and consequences of degradation of coral reef ecosystems.
Industry:Natural environment
A ciliated larva of echinoderms, such as sea lillies (Crinoidea), some sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea), and brittle stars (Ophiuroidea).
Industry:Natural environment
A member of the animal phylum Ctenophora. A small phylum (about 50 species) whose members, known as comb jellies and sea walnuts, superficially resemble jelly fishes. These planktonic organisms are thought to have evolved from a medusoid cnidarian.
Industry:Natural environment
