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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Any nonfrontal line or band of active thunderstorms.
Industry:Natural environment
Discharge of effluent from waste water treatment plants, which receive waste water from households, commercial establishments, and industries in the coastal drainage basin.
Industry:Natural environment
set
In mathematics, a collection of things without regard to their order.
Industry:Natural environment
Native to a particular country or area.
Industry:Natural environment
Refers to the amount of time the pelagic larvae spend in the open ocean before settlement on a coral reef.
Industry:Natural environment
The brood chamber of a bryozoan (Ectoprocta), usually located at the distal end of the maternal zooid. Embryos are brooded until they develop into non-feeding larvae, which swim briefly, then settle and metamorphose to found a new colony .
Industry:Natural environment
The lower or oral surface of a medusa or jellyfish.
Industry:Natural environment
The scientific study of pollen, pollen stratigraphy, paleobotany, and paleoclimatology of plants.
Industry:Natural environment
erg
Unit of work measuring force of one dyne applied over one centimeter.
Industry:Natural environment
A crab that has just recently shed its exoskeleton, i.e., a recently-molted crab.
Industry:Natural environment