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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The unit used to measure the intensity of an underwater sound. Underwater db refers to "decibels referenced to 1 micropascal," which is abbreviated as "db re 1 µpa." Sound intensity given in underwater db is not directly comparable to sound intensity give.
Industry:Natural environment
A bundle of microtubules and other proteins forming the core of each cilium or flagellum.
Industry:Natural environment
A feeding polyp of a bryozoan (Ectoprocta). Autozooids compose the majority of a bryozoan colony.
Industry:Natural environment
A genetically differentiated subpopulation that is restricted to a specific habitat.
Industry:Natural environment
A species that has strayed beyond its natural range but has not established reproducing populations.
Industry:Natural environment
A unit of length equal to one ten-thousandth of a micron (10-4 micron) or 10-10 of a meter.
Industry:Natural environment
An individual having a heterozygous gene pair. A diploid or polyploid with different alleles at a particular locus.
Industry:Natural environment
Growing within a rock or any other hard inorganic substratum.
Industry:Natural environment
