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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A nonprotein substance required for certain enzymes to function. Cofactors can be co-enzymes or metallic ions.
Industry:Natural environment
A thin membrane composed of cellulose fibers that is used, for example, as a filter in the bacteriological examination of water .
Industry:Natural environment
An artificial structure placed on the ocean floor to provide a hard substrate for sea life to colonize. Artificial reefs are constructed by sinking dense materials, such as old ships and barges, concrete ballasted tire units, concrete and steel demolition debris and dredge rock on the sea floor within designated reef sites.
Industry:Natural environment
Any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules -.
Industry:Natural environment
Discoloration of surface waters, most frequently in coastal areas, caused by large concentrations of microorganisms, such as algae or cyanobacteria.
Industry:Natural environment
In mathematics, a subset of a given set is a collection of things that belong to the original set.
Industry:Natural environment
Native; indigenous; originating or occurring naturally in the place specified.
Industry:Natural environment
