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Marine biology is the
scientific study of the
plants, animals, and other
organisms that live in the
ocean. Given that in biology
many phyla, families and
genera have some species
that live in the sea and
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Coral bleaching
Coral bleaching results when
the symbiotic zooxanthellae
(single-celled algae) are
released from the original
host coral organism due to
stress. The corals that form
the structure of the great
reef ecosystems of tropical
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Marine conservation
Marine conservation, also
known as marine resources
conservation, is the
protection and preservation
of ecosystems in oceans and
seas. Marine conservation
focusses on limiting
human-caused damage to
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Coral reef
A coral reef is a type of
biotic reef that develops in
tropical waters by the
growth of coralline algae,
hermatypic corals, and other
marine organisms. Coral
reefs are typically massive
biogenic formations of
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Phytoplankton
Phytoplankton refers to the autotrophic component of the plankton that drifts in the water column. Most phytoplankton are too small to be individually seen with the unaided eye. Phytoplankton, like ... > more -
Food chain
Food chains and food webs and/or food networks describe the feeding relationships between species in a biotic community. In other words, they show the transfer of material and energy from one species ... > more -
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef. The reef is located off the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia. It stretches over 2000 kilometres in length and can be seen from ... > more -
Fish migration
Many types of fish undertake migrations on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annual, and with distances ranging from a few meters to thousands of kilometers. The purpose usually ... > more -
Ocean acidification
Ocean acidification is the name given to the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's oceans, caused by their uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Between 1751 and 2004 ... > more -
Bioluminescence
Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction during which chemical energy is converted to light energy. Bioluminescence may be ... > more -
Animal shell
A shell is a hard, rigid outer layer, which has evolved in a very wide variety of different animals, including mollusks, sea urchins, crustaceans, turtles and tortoises, armadillos, etc. Scientific ... > more
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