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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
In echinoderms, a system of internal canals and appendages that are water-filled and functions as a means of locomotion.
Industry:Natural environment
So silnou afinitou pre vody; tendenciu rozpustiť v, premiešajte, alebo sa navlhčí vodou-.
Industry:Natural environment
V taxonómii, každého z dvoch alebo viacerých identické, ale nezávisle navrhované názvy pre rovnaké alebo rozdielne taxóny. Junior homonymum je neskôr publikoval dve homoným. Senior homonymum je skôr zverejnené dve homoným.
Industry:Natural environment
Phylogenetic retention of juvenile or larval characters in the adult.
Industry:Natural environment
The accidental tranfer of genetic material from a genetically engineered organism to one that is not genetically engineered.
Industry:Natural environment
The grinding apparatus in the cardiac stomach of crustaceans. It is formed by three chitinous teeth that project into the stomach; the thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles, used for grinding food.
Industry:Natural environment
The rate of flow of radiant energy (electromagnetic waves).
Industry:Natural environment
The ecdyzoans comprise one of the major and largest protostome groups within the animal kingdom. It includes both the arthropods and the nematodes, as well as lesser groups such as rotifers, cephalorhynchs (which include priapulids, kinorhynchs, and loriciferans), and onychophorans. Ecdysozoans build a cuticle, an outer layer of organic material that functions as a lightweight flexible exoskeleton. The name Ecdysozoa refers to the fact that many members of this group regularly shed their cuticle, a process called ecdysis.
Industry:Natural environment
A common seagrass (Zostera marina) distributed from Greenland to Florida that serves as an important habitat for fishes and shellfish. Unfortunately, approximately 90 percent of all eelgrass throughout its range along the Atlantic coast has been destroyed.
Industry:Natural environment
A gradual sinking of land with respect to its previous level; the slow sinking of air, usually associated wit high-pressure areas.
Industry:Natural environment
