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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The depth to which significant phytoplankton photosynthesis can take place. It is typically taken to be the depth at which PAR falls to 1 percent of its value just below the surface .
Industry:Natural environment
The study of the relationships between genes and enzymes, specifically the role of genes in controlling the steps in biochemical pathways.
Industry:Natural environment
The UK’s 14 ots are located in practically every geographic region of the world, and are home to unique ecosystems, including rare and globally threatened species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. The ots are: Turks and the Caicos Islands, Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, The Pitcairn Islands, Montserrat, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, Cayman Islands, The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), British Virgin Islands, The British Antarctic Territory, Bermuda, and Anguilla .
Industry:Natural environment
A brood chamber for developing embryos in the Ectoprocta (bryozoans); one of the special zooids of ectoprocts destined to receive and develop ova; an ovicell.
Industry:Natural environment
A family of small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.
Industry:Natural environment
A polysaccharide that is composed of unbranched chains of glucose. It is the major structural carbohydrate of plants.
Industry:Natural environment
A species of fish considered to possess sporting qualities on fishing tackle.
Industry:Natural environment
A unique sound that is associated with a specific sound source.
Industry:Natural environment
