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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A gland situated near the external adductor muscles of the mandibleof some crustaceans that secretes the molting hormone.
Industry:Natural environment
A global initiative that supports existing Coral Parks, assists in the establishment on new Coral Parks, and engages divers and the dive industry in coral reef protection. CPP is an initiative of The Coral Reef Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping coral reefs alive around the world.
Industry:Natural environment
A global network of researchers in more than 80 nations engaged in a 10-year scientific initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans.
Industry:Natural environment
A global network whose aim is to improve management and sustainable conservation of coral reefs for people by assessing the status and trends in the reefs and how people use and value the resources. It does this by providing many people with the capacity to assess their own resources, within a global network, and to spread the word on reef status and trends.
Industry:Natural environment
A globally complete reconstruction of of sea surface temperatures (SST) based on in situ measurements and satellite data produced at a monthly, 2 degree resolution.
Industry:Natural environment
A graphic image on a Web page that moves.
Industry:Natural environment
A group of organisms that resemble bacteria. However, these organisms are biochemically and genetically different from bacteria. Some species live in the most extreme environments found on Earth.
Industry:Natural environment
A high-capacity, high-performance optical disk that allows data to be read, written, and erased. It is comparable to a rewritable CD, and can hold up to 2.6 gigabytes of information per side.
Industry:Natural environment
A highly developed chewing apparatus used for feeding in some sea urchins.
Industry:Natural environment
