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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A method of visually displaying data, such as a visualisation theater, computer display, and map and chart.
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A relatively weak chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen), with one side being a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond.
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A sugar that does not hydrolyse to produce other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates.
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An abnormal increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood which is characteristic of allergic states and various parasitic infections; also called "eosinophilia".
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An organism that lives in or on the living tissue of a host organism. It gives its host nothing beneficial in return, and often is injurious and even lethal to the host.
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Comb-like; in mollusks, it refers to the comb-like lamellae of the ctenidia (gills).
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In biology, any of the homologous segments lying in a longitudinal series that make up the body of certain animals, such as earthworms and lobsters. A metamere is also called a 'somite'.
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Is a unit of length often used to measure depth of water and is equivalent to 6 feet or 1.8 meters.
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Pertains to an organism that is essentially bottom living but may feed and swim in the water column.
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The fluid, less structured part of the cytoplasm of a cell, excluding organelles and membranous structures; the portion of the cytoplasm which remains after removal of particulate components.
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