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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Pertaining to an aquatic organism that can withstand a narrow salinity range.
Industry:Natural environment
Species whose endemic or alien status is unclear. For many species, data are lacking on their original geographic distribution, and it cannot be determined whether they are native or introduced into a particular location.
Industry:Natural environment
The primary sex organs of an animal. In males they are the testes, and in females, the ovaries.
Industry:Natural environment
The typical winds for a particular region and time of year.
Industry:Natural environment
The principle that "no two species can coexist indefinitely on the same limiting resource." Also called Gause's Law, or the 'competitive exclusion principle'.
Industry:Natural environment
A chemical substance produced by one organism that is beneficial to both itself and a member of another species.
Industry:Natural environment
A form of digestion that takes place within the lumen of the digestive system. The resulting nutrient molecules are transferred into the blood or body fluids through the process of absorption.
Industry:Natural environment
A measure of the organic compounds that are dissolved in water.
Industry:Natural environment
