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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Data for which the observations have been replaced by their numerical ranks from lowest to highest.
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In fishes, a small fleshy fin which lacks fin rays. It is found in fishes such as salmon, and most catfishes.
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Locally specified entitlements to marine territories and resources claimed and exercised by the ‘guardians’ or "owners" of those territories and resources.
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Process by which autotrophic chlorophyll-containing organisms manufacture their own energy sources (simple sugars) from the intracellular chemical reaction of carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll. Oxygen is a photochemical byproduct of photosynthesis.
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The anatomical term for "above" (e.g., the head is superior to the shoulder).
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The internal biological clock mechanism that produces a measurable biological rhythm in an organism.
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The relationship of any two characters that have descended from a common ancestor. The term can apply to a morphological structure, a chromosome, an individual gene, or a DNA sequence.
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Transferring data (usually a file) from one computer to another. The opposite of "upload".
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A condition of skeletal architecture in sponges in which sand and/or foreign spicule debris partly or completely replaces native spicules within the sponge skeleton; resembling or containing sand; or growing in sandy areas.
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A group of organisms consuming resources from a similar level in the energy cycle.
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