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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The region near the equator where the trade winds of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres converge.
Industry:Natural environment
A chemical substance, e.g., penicillin, that kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria.
Industry:Natural environment
A form of reproductive isolation in which members of a population become separated from another population by geographical barriers that prevent the interchange of genes between the separated populations.
Industry:Natural environment
A quality of light, depending on its wavelength. Perceived color (or visual color) is the quality of light emission as conveyed by the eye, i.e., the visual perception of light that enables humans and other organisms to differentiate between wavelengths of the visible spectrum.
Industry:Natural environment
A structure for mangrove reproduction. After a mangrove is pollinated, it produces a propagule, which grows on a parent plant and requires carbon dioxide and water from the parent, but produces its own sugars from photosynthesis. After a while, it separates from the parent tree and falls into the water where it can be transported great distances. Propagules can resist dessication and survive for long periods of time until they root in a suitable environment.
Industry:Natural environment
Actions taken to modify an ecosystem for the purpose of re-establishing and maintaining desired ecological structures and processes.
Industry:Natural environment
An inward folding of a layer of cells forming an interior pocket.
Industry:Natural environment
Capable of undergoing rapid decomposition by microorganisms under aerobic and/or anaerobic conditions. Most organic materials are biodegradable.
Industry:Natural environment
