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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
In evolution, an attribute of taxonomic group which all members of the group possess, i.e., the more common shared characters of a given group of organisms. Primitive characters are also called 'plesiomorphies'.
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Living in the lumen of a hollow organ, such as the intestine, gall bladder, urinary tract, etc.
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Potential for coral bleaching occurs when the sea surface temperature is at least 1 degree C above the maximum expected summertime temperature.
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The amount of solar radiation received on a given body or in a given area.
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The inhibition of growth of a microorganism by a substance produced by another microorganism.
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The region of a reef crest of a bank or barrier reef that is closest to the water surface. It is composed almost completely of elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) in the Caribbean.
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Tolerating a wide variation in one or more environmental factors .
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A compressed file format (.zip); to compress a file using a zip utility. Compression is generally used to speed up the transport of large or multiple files. After the file has been downloaded, a decompression application is needed to "unzip" it.
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