- Industry: Government
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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The collection of data over time concerning the species of fishes in an area, their relative abundances, and population densities.
Industry:Natural environment
The more or less continuous cover of branches and foliage formed collectively by the tops, or crowns, of adjacent trees.
Industry:Natural environment
The smallest part of a mathematical set of numbers which when repeated or scaled will maintain the primary permutation; an object which is self-similar at all scales. Regardless of scale the same level of detail and appearance is present.
Industry:Natural environment
White connective tissue fiber that occurs in bundles. They possess a high tensile strength and make up the principal element of irregular connective tissue, tendons, and aponeuroses, and occur in the matrix of cartilage and bone tissue.
Industry:Natural environment
A body shape which is flattened dorso-ventrally, e.g., a ray, skate, monkfish.
Industry:Natural environment
A line of specified length laid out within a study site. They are generally positioned parallel to the shore along depth contours. Measurements and observations may be taken along the entire surface beneath the line (line intercept transect) or at specified intervals along the line (point intercept transect).
Industry:Natural environment
A type of mimicry which results in a deceived species being preyed upon or parasitized by a predator species. The mimic's cues may be visual, auditory, olfactory or behavioral.
Industry:Natural environment
