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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The study of the physical, chemical, meteorological and biological aspects of fresh waters.
Industry:Natural environment
The third largest barrier reef in the world, running from the Miami area southwest to the Dry Tortugas.
Industry:Natural environment
A brief sudden and violent wind storm, often accompanied by rain or snow.
Industry:Natural environment
A family of eels (Heterocongridae) that occur in colonies in the sandy bottoms adjacent to coral reefs, where they live individually in burrows from which they protrude to feed on plankton. From a distance these eels resemble a field of seagrass. They are very shy and disappear into their burrows at the approach of a potential predator.
Industry:Natural environment
A lobe of the parapodium closer to the dorsal side in polychaete worms.
Industry:Natural environment
A polysaccharide derived from brown algae. Algins are used for many industrial processes.
Industry:Natural environment
A unicellular alga that consists of two interlocking valves composed of silica.
Industry:Natural environment
Attached to the scuba tank, the first stage regulator reduces the high tank pressure to an intermediate pressure of 100 to 150 psi above the surrounding water pressure.
Industry:Natural environment
